Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Having just finished the last of the milk, Harry makes a mental note to go to the grocery store tomorrow to purchase more; this is an example of prospective memory
2. Failures of prospective memory usually are due to blocking
3. The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is an example of blocking
4. Blocking results when we try to retrieve information that has faded from memory
5. Blocking tends to occur more frequently as people age


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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