Which Is the Best Explanation for Encoding Failure

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Multiple Choice

Which is the best explanation for encoding failure?

• A) The information was not processed beyond the sensory memory stage.
• B) Old information interferes with one's ability to process novel information.
• C) The information enters one's short-term memory, but it is never encoded into long-term memory.
• D) The information was stored in working memory, but it was then repressed in long-term memory.

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Definitions:

Gustave Le Bon

A French social psychologist best known for his work on crowd psychology and the study of the characteristics and behavior of crowds.

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