Maria Is Asked to Create and Tell a Story About

Multiple Choice

Maria is asked to create and tell a story about how a lost dog was able to find its home. She talks and talks about the dog, and about its home, but is never able to figure out how to end the story or what would be required to make the story complete. In terms of her control processes, her problem in finishing her work would be described as a failure of:

A) motivation
B) retrieval
C) metacognition
D) rehearsal