Multiple Choice
Regarding the disuse explanation of forgetting,which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) There is evidence that memories not retrieved and "used" or rehearsed become weaker over time.
B) Disuse does not explain why we are able to recover seemingly forgotten memories through redintegration, relearning, and priming.
C) The main cause of senility in old age is the increased failure of the elderly person to retrieve and "use" their old and new memories.
D) Disuse offers no more than a partial explanation of long-term forgetting.
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