Stefano worked at his desk preparing his presentation for English class.He finished his rough draft and sent it to the printer.His printer only printed the first page and signaled that it was out of paper.Stefano decided to make a list of what he needed to get at the store besides printer paper.Then he realized that his route to the store takes him past his girlfriend's house.He thinks about stopping for a minute,but then remembers that he borrowed a tool from her dad.He needs to return the tool.This type of memory retrieval is:
A)spreading activation.
B)reconstruction.
C)a script.
D)procedural.

Question

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This is an example of spreading activation, where the memory of Stefano's girlfriend triggered the memory of the borrowed tool.

Stefano Worked at His Desk Preparing His Presentation for English