The fact that few people can accurately describe a penny even though they have handled thousands of them is an example of __________
a) encoding failure
b) retroactive interference
c) proactive interference
d) elaboration failure
ANS: A, A lack of adequate attention at the time of encoding causes this phenomenon, called encoding failure.
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