When Newer Information Interferes with the Retrieval of Older Information

question 187

Multiple Choice

When newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information, this is called ______________.

• A) cue-dependent forgetting
• B) proactive interference
• C) decay
• D) retroactive interference

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Definitions:

Divergent Boundary

A tectonic plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other, often resulting in the creation of new oceanic crust.

Subduction Zone

A region where one tectonic plate moves under another, often causing earthquakes and volcanic activity.

Convergent Boundary

A convergent boundary is a type of tectonic plate boundary where two plates move toward each other, often resulting in mountain building, earthquakes, and volcanic activity.

Plate Boundaries

The edges where two tectonic plates meet, characterized by seismic and volcanic activity, along which plates move apart, together or past each other.