Your inability to recall the directions in this case can best be explained by Encoding failure.
Encoding Failure is the infrequent inability of the brain to associate a memory. Encoding describes the brain's capacity to temporarily or permanently retain and recall experiences and information. The most frequent causes of failure for this faculty are trauma or substance abuse.
The three basic types of memory encoding: visual, auditory, and semantic encoding. Inability to remember what recently been seen falls under visual failure of encoding.
An excellent approach to avoid encoding failure is is to actively think about the information to be learned. This is called maintenance rehearsal.
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