During a lecture about World War II, Mr.Cochran tells his class about some of the major leaders of the countries involved in the war.He then asks Kathy to identify the leader of Great Britain during World War II, and she correctly responds, "Winston Churchill." At the time she answers the question, Kathy is exhibiting:
A)Proactive interference
B)Elaboration
C)Retrieval
D)Storage

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Kathy is demonstrating retrieval, which is the process of accessing previously stored information from memory. She is recalling the name of Winston Churchill as the leader of Great Britain during World War II. Proactive interference occurs when previously learned information interferes with the ability to recall newly learned information, and elaboration is a process of expanding upon newly learned information to enhance retention. Storage refers to the process of initially encoding and storing information in memory, rather than retrieving it.

During a Lecture About World War II, Mr