Lacrecia is having difficulty in her history class.She always attends class and writes everything down that the teacher says,but seems to have great difficulty when it comes to remembering the specifics of what was discussed in class.The fact that her friend Keli is constantly whispering to her and trying to have side conversations while class is going on may have something to do with her problem! This type of encoding interference is called __________.
A) pseudoforgetting
B) cued forgetting
C) disrupted transformation
D) the Premack effect

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Pseudoforgetting occurs when information is never properly encoded into memory, often due to distractions or lack of attention, as in Lacrecia's case where her friend's whispering interferes with her ability to focus on the class material.

Lacrecia Is Having Difficulty in Her History Class