While taking the final exam in American history, Marie was surprised and frustrated by her momentary inability to remember the name of the current president of the United States. Her difficulty most clearly illustrates

a. implicit memory

b. dÈja vu

c. the misinformation effect

d. retrieval failure

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Naomi Hicks

Social Studies

1 January, 04:08

While taking the final exam in American history, Marie was surprised and frustrated by her momentary inability to remember the name of the current president of the United States. Her difficulty most clearly illustrates

a. implicit memory

b. dÈja vu

c. the misinformation effect

d. retrieval failure

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Sam Rowe · Answer 1

Retrieval failure is an explanation for forgetting from long-term memory. It refers to difficulties in recall that are due to the absence of correct retrieval cues or triggers. So most likely D

While taking the final exam in American history, Marie was surprised and frustrated by her momentary inability to remember the name of the current president of the United States. Her difficulty most clearly illustratesa. implicit memoryb. dÈja vuc. the misinformation effectd. retrieval failure