You Recently Bought a New Phone and Had to Change

question 26

Multiple Choice

You recently bought a new phone and had to change your number. However, your old phone number keeps interfering with your ability to remember your new one. This is an example of ______.

• A) retroactive interference
• B) proactive interference
• C) executive retrieval
• D) overactive retrieval

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Definitions:

Observation

The act of monitoring or noting phenomena as they occur in a scientific or clinical context to gather data or make assessments.

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