Retroactive Interference Is Said to Occur When _____________ Material in Memory

question 365

Multiple Choice

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

• A)older; newly acquired
• B)older; other older
• C)newly acquired; other newly acquired
• D)newly acquired; older

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Definitions:

Causality

The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) directly influences another (the effect).

Independent Variable

The factor in an experiment that is deliberately manipulated to examine its effect on a dependent variable.

Personality Test

An assessment tool designed to measure and evaluate a person's character or psychological makeup.

Reliability

In measurement, the tendency of an instrument to provide the same comparative information on repeated occasions.