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 second line of a left-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 involves the unconscious encoding of incidental information such as time, space, and frequency without conscious effort.

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