Several times during Carmen's first week of school, she mistakenly opened the closet door when she meant to open the door to the bathroom. The BEST explanation for Carmen's mistake is that Carmen
A) failed to recall the location of the door.
B) had utilization deficiency.
C) failed to associate the location of the door with other knowledge.
D) had not encoded the location of the bathroom door.

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Carmen's mistake suggests that she had not yet encoded the location of the bathroom door in her memory, as she was unable to retrieve the information necessary to choose the appropriate door.

Several Times During Carmen's First Week of School, She Mistakenly