The type of forgetting that results from a useful memory never being formed in the first place is known as
a. proactive interference.
b. retroactive interference.
c. repression.
d. encoding failure.
ANSWER: d
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a. Fixed-interval b. Variable-interval c. Fixed-ratio d. Variable-ratio
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The effects of child maltreatment are dependent on culture.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)