As Tim Does His Homework While on the Phone with His

Multiple Choice

As Tim does his homework while on the phone with his friend Sue,his pencil breaks.He goes to get a new pencil from the basement where his family keeps all the school supplies.He goes to the basement and returns to his room without getting the pencil.He realizes it after a few minutes.Which factor is MOST likely to have caused this?

A) memory misattribution
B) absentmindedness
C) blocking
D) retrieval-induced forgetting