During her psychology test, Marsha could not remember the meaning of the term "proactive interference." Surprisingly, however, she accurately remembered that the term appeared on the fourth line of a left hand page in her textbook. Her memory of this incidental information is best explained in terms of:
a. automatic processing.
b. the serial position effect.
c. the spacing effect.
d. the method of loci.
e. the next-in-line effect.
Answer: A