"Oh, darn. I was going to stop at the dry cleaners on my way to class and I drove right by it and just came right to the campus parking lot." This indicates an example of
A) laziness.
B) prospective forgetting.
C) repression.
D) retrospective forgetting.

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This is an example of prospective forgetting, which refers to forgetting to do something in the future, like stopping at the dry cleaners on the way to class. The individual had the intention to stop at the dry cleaners, but forgot to do so when they drove by it. Laziness and repression are not relevant in this situation, and retrospective forgetting refers to forgetting something that has already happened, which is not the case here.

"Oh, Darn I Was Going to Stop at the Dry Cleaners