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Which theory states that the principle cause of forgetting is passage of time? A. motivated forgetting B. retrieval failure C. decay theory D. ineffective encoding

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Decay theory

As time passes the information is less available for later retrieval, so that the information won’t be lost over time it is necessary to rehearse it.
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