As You and Your Mom Are Thinking About Checking Out

Multiple Choice

As you and your mom are thinking about checking out a new release at the theater, she asks, "Out of curiosity, how many times have you gone to the movies over the past 5 years?" You probably hadn't counted and kept track of the exact number of times but reply that you go maybe a handful of times a year. Your ability to provide at least an approximation is MOSTLY due to your _____ of the frequency of events.

A) automatic encoding
B) priming
C) effortful processing
D) elaborative rehearsal