At your high school reunion you cannot remember the last name of your homeroom teacher. Your failure to remember is most likely the result of

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Retrieval failure is when information that has been stored in long-term memory cannot be retrieved. In this case, the person cannot remember the last name of their homeroom teacher, despite it being stored in their long-term memory.

At Your High School Reunion You Cannot Remember the Last