Although He's an Intelligent Man, Edison Often Forgets to Bring

question 139

Multiple Choice

Although he's an intelligent man, Edison often forgets to bring home groceries when his wife asks him. Edison's actions might be most appropriately called__________

• A) absentmindedness.
• B) prospective forgetting.
• C) selective forgetting.
• D) shopping aphasia.

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