Question

During her psychology test, Kelsey could not remember the meaning of the term retroactive interference. 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______________

Answer 1

This question is incomplete. Here are the missing options:

• a. automatic processing
• b. the spacing effect
• c. imagination inflation
• d. the serial position effect

The answer is a. automatic processing.

Step-by-step explanation:

Automatic processing is described as cognitive processes that occur unintentionally and with little to no attention. In the example, Kelsey could remember the details about the word's position unconsciously.

Remembering the meaning of the term, on the other hand, would have required controlled processing.