Suppose I asked you what you were doing at 5 p.m.on February 11,1993.Suppose that you thought to yourself the following: "Well, I was in high school then, and I would have probably been heading home from swimming practice about that time." What does this illustrate?
A)semantic encoding
B)organization encoding
C)reconstructive retrieval
D)mnemonic retrieval

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This illustrates reconstructive retrieval, as the person is trying to reconstruct their memory of a specific event from the past based on their knowledge and assumptions about their routine and schedule during that time. There is no evidence of semantic or organization encoding or mnemonic retrieval in this scenario.

Suppose I Asked You What You Were Doing at 5