As new substructures are developed, memory nodes for related concepts increase activation; memory nodes for no longer related information decrease in activation. Gernsbacher defines this as __________

a. enhancement and suppression
b. facilitation and suppression
c. enhancement and repression
d. facilitation and repression


Answer: a

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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