Jenny Is Taking a Quiz That Asks for the Chemical

question 19

Multiple Choice

Jenny is taking a quiz that asks for the chemical symbols of 20 elements. She remembers 19 of them but cannot remember the symbol for mercury. As she walks home from school,she suddenly remembers that the symbol for mercury is Hg. Jenny's memory problem during the quiz can best be explained in terms of:

• A)The effects of misconceptions.
• B)Reconstruction error.
• C)Decay.
• D)Failure to retrieve.

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