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a) memories can be susceptible to interference from newer information, which may displace or block out old information preventing its recall
b) the memory/memories have not been retrieved often enough to become enduring
c) the appropriate or necessary prompt for the memory is not available
d) neuronal-synaptic pruning erases early childhood memories


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