Practice mode Psychology

People who sleep after learning a list of nonsense syllables forget less than those who stay awake. What does this suggest forgetting may involve?

Correct answer D. Interference

Explanation

Jenkins and Dallenbach's study showed that sleeping reduces new experiences that compete with the learnt material, supporting the idea that forgetting is caused by interference.

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