If you cannot remember which United States president is pictured on a $5 bill, the reason is MOST likely:
A)interference.
B)encoding failure.
C)decay.
D)motivated forgetting.

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Encoding failure refers to the failure to create a memory due to insufficient encoding or attention. In this case, the person may not have been paying attention when they last saw the $5 bill or did not process the information deeply enough to store it in long-term memory.

If You Cannot Remember Which United States President Is Pictured