During her psychology test,Kelsey could not remember the meaning of the term mnemonics.Surprisingly,however,she accurately remembered that the term appeared on the first line of a right-hand page in her textbook.Her memory of this incidental information is best explained in terms of
A) automatic processing.
B) the self-reference effect.
C) echoic memory.
D) effortful processing.

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Kelsey's memory of the location of the term mnemonics in her textbook is an example of automatic processing, which is the encoding of information without conscious effort or awareness. This type of processing is used for incidental information such as the color of a book cover or the location of a word on a page.

During Her Psychology Test,Kelsey Could Not Remember the Meaning of the Term