In contemplating her busy schedule over breakfast,Professor Morgan forgets that she has to meet with a textbook representative at 2:00 p.m. ,illustrating _____ due to a failure in _____ memory.
A)blocking;prospective
B)transience;source
C)absentmindedness;prospective
D)misattribution;source

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The scenario suggests that Professor Morgan forgets to meet with the textbook representative due to absentmindedness, which is a failure in prospective memory. Blocking refers to the inability to retrieve information that is stored in memory, transience refers to the weakening or loss of memories over time, and misattribution refers to ascribing a memory to the wrong source. None of these fully capture the situation described.

In Contemplating Her Busy Schedule Over Breakfast,Professor Morgan Forgets That