As Tim Does His Homework While on the Phone with His

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Multiple Choice

As Tim does his homework while on the phone with his friend Sue,his pencil breaks.He goes to get a new pencil from the basement where his family keeps all their school supplies.He goes to the basement and returns to his room without retrieving the pencil.He realizes it after a few minutes.Which factor MOST likely caused this?

• A)memory misattribution
• B)absentmindedness
• C)blocking
• D)retrieval-induced forgetting

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Definitions:

Somatic Nervous System

Part of the peripheral nervous system that handles voluntary control of body movements through control of skeletal muscles.

Skin, Muscles, and Joints

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Corpus Callosum

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Split-Brain Procedure

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