Encoding failure occurs when
A)an individual is so traumatized by an event that he or she forgets it.
B)memories are lost from storage over a span of time.
C)the information never entered long-term memory.
D)other information gets in the way of what an individual wants to remember.

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Encoding failure happens when the information is never stored in long-term memory, usually because the person was not paying attention or the information was not processed deeply enough. Trauma, time, and interference from other information are separate memory phenomena.

Encoding Failure Occurs When