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

question 208

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 prior learning inhibits the recall of later learning.
• D) Proactive interference refers to the tendency for new learning to inhibit retrieval of old learning.

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