Regarding Interference as a Cause of Forgetting, Which of the Following

question 616

Multiple Choice

Regarding interference as a cause of forgetting, which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A)The more different the school subjects studied, the more interference that is likely to occur between the two subjects.
• B)The interference effects apply primarily to memories of verbal information, rather than learning a motor skill.
• C)Retroactive interference occurs when old memories interfere with the retrieval of newer memories.
• D)Proactive interference refers to the tendency for new memories to interfere with the retrieval of old memories.

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