Proactive Interference of Long-Term Memory Means ________

question 132

Multiple Choice

Proactive interference of long-term memory means ________.

• A) new material represses short-term memories
• B) old material interferes with remembering new material
• C) old material has eliminated memories of new material
• D) new material interferes with remembering old material

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Definitions:

Sensory Store Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses.

Holds Information

The capacity to retain and recall data or facts.

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates, playing critical roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory and in spatial memory that enables navigation.

Long-term Memory

The component of the memory system capable of storing vast amounts of information for periods ranging from minutes to a lifetime.