Which Scenario Is an Example of Retroactive Interference

question 127

Multiple Choice

Which scenario is an example of retroactive interference?

• A)The teacher finds it more difficult each year to learn and remember student names.
• B)The ability to play the piano makes it difficult to learn and remember how to strike the keys on a harpsichord.
• C)The student has learned a new locker combination,but can't remember the old one.
• D)Since the move to a different city,it has been difficult to remember the new postal code.

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the numbers by the count of numbers.

Poisson Probability Tables

Tables that provide the probabilities of different numbers of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming these events occur with a known constant rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Occurrences

Incidents or instances of something happening.

Poisson Random Variable

A type of discrete random variable that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space if these events happen with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.