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decay theory

[di′kā ‚thē·ə·rē]
(psychology)
A model of forgetting which assumes that memories fade and will gradually be lost if they are not occasionally refreshed.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Beta decay for pedestrians. (reprint, 1962)
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