Question

Memory decay affects what kind of memory?

(a) short tem memory in general

(b) older memory in general

(c) can be short term or older

(d) none of the mentioned

I got this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

Origin of the question is Learning Basics topic in portion Activation and Synaptic Dynamics of Neural Networks

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) short tem memory in general

For explanation I would say: Memory decay affects short term memory rather than older memories.