Danny has been collecting comic books since he was a child. If you ask him, he can tell you the name of every comic in his collection. However, he routinely struggles to remember the names of his new employees at work. Which concept is being illustrated?
A)Retrieval failure
B)The paradox of memory
C)Encoding difficulties
D)Retrieval interference

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The paradox of memory refers to the phenomenon where people can remember certain types of information very well (like comic book names) but struggle with other types (like names of new employees).

Danny Has Been Collecting Comic Books Since He Was a Child