Bruce Watches a New Television Program with Enthusiasm

question 251

Multiple Choice

Bruce watches a new television program with enthusiasm. He then watches a second, similar program. Bruce later finds it difficult to remember the details of the first program; he finds that details about the second program keep intruding. What has probably occurred?

• A)retroactive interference
• B)decay
• C)encoding failure
• D)proactive interference

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Pertaining to the coccyx, the tailbone at the base of the vertebral column.

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