GATE 2021 XH5 – Question 48

Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Memory and Forgetting: Encoding, storage, retrieval, information processing theories, reconstructive memory, encoding failure, interference and trace decay · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match P transience, Q misattribution, R absentmindedness, S persistence to: (i) confusion about a memory’s source; (ii) inability to forget unwanted memories; (iii) reduced accessibility over time; (iv) forgetting from lapses in attention.

P–(iii),Q–(i),R–(iv),S–(ii)
P–(i),Q–(ii),R–(iii),S–(iv)
P–(ii),Q–(i),R–(iv),S–(iii)
P–(iii),Q–(iv),R–(i),S–(ii)

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Correct answer: (A) P–(iii),Q–(i),R–(iv),S–(ii)

Explanation

Transience is loss of accessibility over time; misattribution assigns an incorrect source; absentmindedness reflects insufficient attention; persistence is unwanted retention. These definitions yield P–iii,Q–i,R–iv,S–ii, A. Persistence is an error of intrusive remembering rather than ordinary forgetting.

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