Most of us cannot accurately draw either side of common coins we see every day, such as pennies. This is most likely because
A) our memories cannot store that much detailed information at one time.
B) our processing speed is not strong enough to process all the details on the coin.
C) our retrieval skills only provide us with some of the details of the coin.
D) we have failed to pay attention to the details of the coin.

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The most likely reason that most people cannot accurately draw the details on a common coin such as a penny is that they have failed to pay attention to the details of the coin. While it is possible that our memories, processing speed, or retrieval skills could be factors, the most basic explanation is simply that we have not taken the time to carefully observe and remember the details of the coin.

Most of Us Cannot Accurately Draw Either Side of Common