Which of the following tasks is least likely to activate long-term memory?

A. having someone recall what he ate for dinner last night

B. asking someone to recall her first-grade teacher

C. asking someone to narrate his favorite fairy tale from when he was a child

D. having someone recall your ATM PIN immediately after telling it to her

I think that it's either B or C.

Question

Which of the following tasks is least likely to activate long-term memory?

A. having someone recall what he ate for dinner last night

B. asking someone to recall her first-grade teacher

C. asking someone to narrate his favorite fairy tale from when he was a child

D. having someone recall your ATM PIN immediately after telling it to her

I think that it's either B or C.

anonymous · Answer

It's not B or C. 

The question asks us for the choice that would LEAST LIKELY activate someone's long term memory. 

Let me rephrase the question: 
"Which of the following choices would NOT require someone to think very far back into the past?"