A frazzled mother trying to pacify her fussy toddler while paying her bill at the supermarket suddenly realizes that she has forgotten to buy the most important item on her list.Forgetting to purchase the item is an example of:

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Absentmindedness refers to forgetting or overlooking something due to a failure in attention, rather than due to interference or a gradual fading of memory over time (transience) or proactive interference (when older memories interfere with the retrieval of new ones).

A Frazzled Mother Trying to Pacify Her Fussy Toddler While