If you cannot recall what you have just read, it is most likely because: a. you did not ask questions while reading. b. you were passively reading. c. the information was too difficult to fully understand. d. both a & c.

b. you were passively reading

If you cannot recall what you have just read, it is most likely because you were passively reading. passively reading occurs when we do not pay attention to what we are doing and so it is possible to forget things read just seconds ago. On the contrary, actively reading is a reading focused on the operation and it is correlated to a better understanding and memory retain.

terms in this set (38) portuguese explorer. in 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from europe to sail to india, opening an important commercial sea route.(sailed around africa to india).portuguese navigator who sailed around the cape of good hope and reached the west coast of india in search of spices.