As Tim does his homework while on the phone with his friend Sue, his pencil breaks. He goes to get a new pencil from the basement where his family keeps all their school supplies. He goes to the basement and returns to his room without retrieving the pencil. He realizes it after a few minutes. Which factor MOST likely caused this? A) memory misattribution
A) memory misattribution
B) absentmindedness
C) blocking
D) retrieval-induced forgetting
B) absentmindedness
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