Solada had to park on the far end of the lot this morning. While on her way to class, she was thinking about the upcoming quiz and also talking on her cell phone. Later, she learns that a student's car was stolen from the same lot soon after she walked through. Though she tries, she can't remember a car that meets the description of the stolen car. This is most likely due to

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Solada's failure to remember a car that meets the description of the stolen car is likely due to poor encoding. Her attention was divided between talking on the phone and worrying about the upcoming quiz, so she may not have encoded the details of the cars in the lot well enough to be able to recall them later. Memory decay, state-dependent learning, and repression are less likely explanations for her inability to recall the information.

Solada Had to Park on the Far End of the Lot