Your Instructor Is Lecturing in Class When the Dean Knocks

Multiple Choice

Your instructor is lecturing in class when the dean knocks on the door. The instructor goes to the door, gets the note from the dean, and gives it to a student, who exits the classroom. The instructor looks at the class and asks, "Now where was I in the lecture notes?" This situation illustrates how short-term memory is affected by

A) dishabituation.
B) priming.
C) chunking.
D) displacement.