Toby and Karen just met their new neighbor, Justine. Toby keeps repeating Justine's name several times trying to remember it. Karen meanwhile notes that Justine is leaving “just in time” for Karen to get dinner on the table. The following day when they see their new neighbor out in the yard, who has the better likelihood of recalling the neighbors name and why?

A. Toby, it is easier for a man to remember a woman's name

B. Toby, the rote rehearsal is the most effective way to encode information

C. Neither Karen nor Toby will recall her name after only one meeting

D. Karen, she encoded the name by elaborating on it with other information


D. Karen, she encoded the name by elaborating on it with other information

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