Nathan frequently uses his mobile phone to send text messages, yet he cannot recall what number is on the button with the letter "P." This memory difficulty MOST clearly illustrates which theory of forgetting?

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Encoding failure theory suggests that forgetting occurs when information was never really stored in the first place due to lack of attention, meaning that the information was not properly encoded into long-term memory. Nathan's inability to recall the number associated with the letter "P" on his phone suggests that he did not properly encode this information into his memory, leading to difficulty in retrieval.

Nathan Frequently Uses His Mobile Phone to Send Text Messages