Write the appropriate sequence for causes of forgetting:

A. Encoding failure

B. Interference

C. Retrieval failure

D. Decay

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. AB, D, C, A
2. BA, D, B, C
3. CD, B, C, A
4. DA, B, D, C

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Correct answer: B. A, D, B, C

Explanation

Forgetting can happen at encoding (encoding failure), in storage (decay), through interference, and at retrieval (retrieval failure).