While Aaron Was Waiting for a Prescription to Be Filled

question 217

Multiple Choice

While Aaron was waiting for a prescription to be filled, he called Kate to see if she wanted him to pick up anything while he was at the grocery store. To his surprise, Kate rattled off 10 different items she wanted him to buy. Aaron forgot two items in the middle of the list. Aaron's pattern of forgetting illustrates:

• A)absentmindedness.
• B)the tip-of-the-tongue experience.
• C)retrograde amnesia.
• D)the serial position effect.

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