"I could have sworn that I parked my Subaru in this row," Jenna said with embarrassment as the airport parking van driver drove down yet another row of parked cars. "It's okay, miss," the van driver reassured her, then added, "This happens all the time when people are rushing to catch a plane and they don't pay attention to the row signs." This is an everyday example of _____ due to _____.
A) absentmindedness; encoding failure
B) suppression; interference
C) absentmindedness; repression
D) a déjà vu experience; inattentional blindness

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Jenna's inability to remember where she parked her car is an example of absentmindedness, which is the failure to encode information properly into memory. Her rushed state and lack of attention to the row signs likely contributed to this encoding failure. Therefore, option A is the correct choice.

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