Tracy witnessed two men holding up a bank, both wearing camouflage pants. When questioned about the crime, she had a good recall for the pants and described these pants in detail to the police. When she was questioned about the crime a month later, she still remembered the pants but had a poor recall for other details. This phenomenon is known as:

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Kathryn Randall

Social Studies

28 February, 11:46

Tracy witnessed two men holding up a bank, both wearing camouflage pants. When questioned about the crime, she had a good recall for the pants and described these pants in detail to the police. When she was questioned about the crime a month later, she still remembered the pants but had a poor recall for other details. This phenomenon is known as:

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Ahmed Leonard · Answer 1

Retrieval inhibition

Explanation:

Retrieval inhibition involves a distortion in the learning process of an individual due to certain environmental or mental reasoning factors.

Humans learn everyday, as this happens new things learnt appear to be more remembered than older things because the older information are usually gradually phased out with time. This is the reason why she can remember the pants but forget the distinct and detailed description of them.