Proactive Interference as Used in the Study of Memory Refers

question 132

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

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Definitions:

Nominal Scale

The simplest form of measurement in which data are categorized based on qualitative attributes or names without a numerical or ordered value.

Independent Variables

Variables that are manipulated or controlled in an experiment to test their effect on dependent variables.

Dependent Variables

A measure that is expected to vary in response to changes in an independent variable within an experiment.

Pearson Correlation

A statistical measure that evaluates the linear relationship between two continuous variables, expressed as a value between -1 and 1.