Drew Is Unable to Recall Whether Lincoln's Head Faces Left

question 4

Multiple Choice

Drew is unable to recall whether Lincoln's head faces left or right on the penny. Which of the following is probably the best explanation for Drew's memory failure

• A)The information is
• B)The information was learned so long ago that it is no longer stored in Drew's long-term memory.
• C)The information was not encoded, because Drew never really paid attention to Lincoln's head on the penny.
• D)The information was immediately displaced from Drew's working memory after it was encoded.

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Definitions:

Basic Visual Information

The fundamental elements of what the eye perceives, such as color, shape, boundaries, movement, and spatial relationships.

Luminance

A measure of the intensity of light emitted from a surface per unit area in a given direction, which is used to describe the perceived brightness of an object.

Olfactory System

The sensory system responsible for smell, starting from the nasal cavity to the olfactory cortex in the brain.