Which type of forgetting occurs when memory traces weaken because these memories have not been periodically utilized or retrieved?

a. suppression
b. disuse
c. consolidation
d. encoding failure

ANSWER: b

Psychology

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a) the ease in scoring b) low error in measurement c) ease in item writing d) both a and b

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