When Talking About a Stage Play That Both Suzy and Darla

Multiple Choice

When talking about a stage play that both Suzy and Darla attended, Suzy tells about how she enjoyed the timely dialogues of the play and carefully observed the expressions of each of the actors and how beautifully they portrayed varying emotions. Darla, on the other hand, talks about how she was mesmerized by the background music playing and listened intently at the change in the notes as the scene on the stage changed. This difference in remembering the same event differently is due to ________.

A) divided attention
B) reconsolidation
C) absent-mindedness
D) selective attention