Retroactive Interference Is Said to Occur When Newly Acquired Material

question 334

Multiple Choice

Retroactive interference is said to occur when newly acquired material in memory interferes with the recall of ____________ material.

• A)state-dependent
• B)schematic
• C)other newly acquired
• D)older

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Definitions:

Autonomic Nervous System

The part of the nervous system responsible for controlling bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes.

Nerve Fibers

Extended fibers of neurons that conduct electrical signals across the body.

Axons

Long, threadlike parts of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.

Dendrites

The branched projections from the neuron's cell body that receive neural impulses from other neurons and transmit them towards the cell body.