Ineffective encoding of information may result in
A) the primacy effect.
B) the recency effect.
C) pseudoforgetting.
D) chunking.

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Pseudoforgetting occurs when information is not effectively encoded into long-term memory, resulting in difficulties with recall. Choices A and B refer to memory effects that occur when information is successfully encoded and stored, while chunking is a memory strategy that can aid in encoding and is not a result of ineffective encoding.

Ineffective Encoding of Information May Result in