As Tim does his homework while on the phone with his friend Sue,his pencil breaks.He goes to get a new pencil from the basement where his family keeps all the school supplies.He goes to the basement and returns to his room without getting the pencil.He realizes it after a few minutes.Which factor is MOST likely to have caused this?
A)memory misattribution
B)absentmindedness
C)blocking
D)retrieval-induced forgetting

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Absentmindedness is the most likely factor in Tim's failure to retrieve the pencil from the basement. This refers to a lack of attention, which can lead to forgetfulness or failure to retrieve information from memory.

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