Rodney loses his glasses. He searches for them everywhere, but he cannot find them. Later, when he glances into a mirror as he walks by, he realizes that he had been wearing his glasses all along. Rodney's forgetfulness can be termed ________.

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Absent-mindedness is the correct term for when someone forgets about something because their attention is elsewhere, as in Rodney's case where he forgot he was already wearing his glasses.

Rodney Loses His Glasses