Proactive Interference and Retroactive Interference Are Mechanisms That Contribute to

question 163

Multiple Choice

Proactive interference and retroactive interference are mechanisms that contribute to

• A) forgetting.
• B) Korsakoff's syndrome.
• C) encoding specificity.
• D) level of processing.

---

Definitions:

Autosomal Recessive

A pattern of inheritance where two copies of an abnormal gene must be present for the disease or trait to develop.

Inheriting Trait

A characteristic or attribute passed from parent to offspring through the transmission of genes.

Nondisjunction

Failure of chromosomes to separate properly during nuclear division.

Homologous Chromosomes

Pairs of chromosomes in a diploid organism that are similar in shape, size, and gene content.