Proactive Interference as Used in the Study of Memory Refers

question 162

Multiple Choice

Proactive interference as used in the study of memory refers to when

• A) older information already in memory interferes with the retrieval of newer information.
• B) newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information.
• C) information is not attended to and fails to be encoded.
• D) information that is not accessed decays from the storage system over time.
• E) older information becomes distorted over time and is retrieved

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