Jenny is taking a quiz that asks for the chemical symbols of 20 elements.She remembers 19 of them but cannot remember the symbol for mercury.As she walks home from school, she suddenly remembers that the symbol for mercury is Hg.Jenny's memory problem during the quiz can best be explained in terms of:

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Jenny's inability to recall the symbol for mercury during the quiz, but remembering it later, indicates a failure to retrieve the information at the moment, not a loss or distortion of the memory itself.

Jenny Is Taking a Quiz That Asks for the Chemical