During her psychology test, Kelsey could not remember the meaning of the term proactive interference. Surprisingly, however, she accurately remembered that the term appeared on the fourth line of a left-hand page in her textbook. Her memory of this incidental information is best explained in terms of

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Automatic processing refers to the unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, which explains Kelsey's ability to remember the location of the term in her textbook without deliberate effort.

During Her Psychology Test, Kelsey Could Not Remember the Meaning