Thirty years ago, it took Margie ten hours to learn how to ride a bike. She has not ridden a bike since then. Now she is relearning how to ride a bike, but this time, it takes her only five hours. Because it took her less time to relearn the skill than to learn it initially, Margie is demonstrating ____.?
a. ?the recency effect
b. ?savings
c. ?retroactive inhibition
d. ?proactive inhibition
ANSWER:
b
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