Question

it had been five years since merrill had taken a psychology course, and he found himself back in school taking introduction to psychology all over again. unfortunately, merrill had a difficult time remembering anything that he had learned previously. merrill's forgetting in this situation is most likely due to

Answer 1

Memory decay

Step-by-step explanation:

The neurosciences study how information is stored and retrieved, and they identify that the memory decays as a natural process of time passing by.

The information is generally less available for retrieval if a big-time lapse happened, so Merril will have a hard time to remember.

The trace decay theory assumes that a neurochemical trace is formed when strong memories are formed and they prevent memories from fading away.

Important is to notice that short term memory is generally more likely to decay while the information n the long term is resistant and more endurable.