Yo-Yo Ma,a world-famous musician,left his multimillion-dollar cello in the trunk of a taxi.What might have caused him to forget something so important to him?
A)lack of retrieval cues
B)blocking
C)absentmindedness
D)transience

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Absentmindedness is a common cause of forgetting important items, where someone may become forgetful due to preoccupations or distractions. As Yo-Yo Ma is a busy and famous person, it is possible that he may have been preoccupied with other thoughts, causing him to forget his cello in the taxi.

Yo-Yo Ma,a World-Famous Musician,left His Multimillion-Dollar Cello in the Trunk