Karen finds listening to voicemails unpleasant. She runs into a coworker who asked if she listened to the voicemail she left Karen earlier that week. Motivated forgetting would suggest which of the following likely responses from Karen?
A. Karen will respond that she has forgotten to check her voicemails for the last several weeks.
B. Karen will say that she listened to the voicemail and already responded to her coworker's request.
C. Karen will respond that she listens to her messages diligently each day but cannot remember receiving one from her coworker.
D. Karen will have a memory that she already responded to the coworker although the coworker never received a response.
Answer: A
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