Sam has to buy his girlfriend something for her birthday.One of the main reasons why Sam could forget to do this is ________ due to _.

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Absentmindedness refers to forgetting due to lack of attention or focus, while shallow encoding refers to failure to properly process information. In the context of buying a gift, Sam could forget due to absentmindedness if he is preoccupied with other thoughts or distractions, and could fail to encode the importance of the task if he does not pay enough attention or does not have a strong emotional connection to it. Transience and decay refer to forgetting over time, which is not likely to be the main reason for forgetting to buy a birthday gift. Chunking refers to organizing information into meaningful units, which is not relevant to this scenario. Therefore, option C is the best choice.

Sam Has to Buy His Girlfriend Something for Her Birthday