Interference and Amnesia Both Involve Forgetting Information

question 145

Multiple Choice

Interference and amnesia both involve forgetting information. The difference is that

• A) in amnesia the memory is repressed but in interference it is not
• B) amnesia is due to dementia while interference is not
• C) interference is always proactive while amnesia is retroactive
• D) interference is due to retrieval failure and amnesia is typically due to trauma
• E) interference involves decay while amnesia does not

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