Brianna Has Just Asked a New Friend,Tim,for His Phone Number

Multiple Choice

Brianna has just asked a new friend,Tim,for his phone number and is repeating it to herself in her head.Tim then asks her a question about her plans for later in the day,and she forgets his phone number.What process was she using to remember his phone number,and why did she forget?

A) She used maintenance rehearsal and forgot because her rehearsal was interrupted.
B) She used elaborative rehearsal and forgot due to memory decay.
C) She used maintenance rehearsal and forgot because of proactive inhibition.
D) She used elaborative rehearsal and forgot because she was not able to chunk the information effectively.