You have never paid attention to and cannot think of which wrist your professor wears her watch on (even if you remember many other things about her). Which function of memory has most likely failed you?
A) Application
B) Retrieval
C) Encoding
D) Storage

Question

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Encoding is the process of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory. In this case, the information about the professor's wrist (whether she wears her watch on the left or right wrist) was not properly transferred from short-term to long-term memory, indicating a failure in encoding.

You Have Never Paid Attention to and Cannot Think of Which