Regarding research on forgetting and decay theory, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Ebbinghaus used himself as the research subject in his experiments.
b. Decay theory does not account for memory loss that occurs due to the passage of time. c. Decay theory is also known as trace theory.
d. Decay theory does not help explain why some memories endure better through time than others.
e. If Ebbinghaus had studied the retention of meaningful information, he probably would have found different experimental results.
b
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