Question

A reporter is interviewing me about a new elementary school. He asks me who I had as a teacher in kindergarten. I say, "Mrs. Burnside, and I haven't thought about her in years!". My ability to remember my teacher conflicts with which theory of forgetting?

Answer 1

The recollection of the kindergarten teacher contradicts the theory of transience, which posits that memories fade over time and is not aligned with the interference theory that explains forgetting by the competition between memories.

Step-by-step explanation:

The ability to remember a kindergarten teacher after many years conflicts with the theory of forgetting known as transience, which suggests that memories can fade over time. The remembrance in this scenario indicates that the memory did not fade as the theory would predict, highlighting an instance where long-term memory retains information despite extended periods of non-use. This retention contrasts with interference theory, which involves one memory competing with another, either masking it (proactive interference) or being overshadowed by it (retroactive interference), both of which do not seem to apply in this case of recalling a past teacher.