Drew Is Unable to Recall Whether Queen Elizabeth's Head Faces

question 363

Multiple Choice

Drew is unable to recall whether Queen Elizabeth's head faces left or right on the twenty-dollar bill.Which of the following is probably the best explanation for Drew's memory failure?

• A) The information is difficult to retrieve because it is stored along with so many other pieces of information in Drew's long-term memory.
• 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 Queen Elizabeth's head on the twenty-dollar bill.
• D) The information was immediately displaced from Drew's working memory after it was encoded.

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