Tim Is Studying for a Test

question 65

Multiple Choice

Tim is studying for a test.After seven consecutive hours of studying,he finds he can remember what he just finished studying,but he can no longer remember what he studied five or six hours ago.Tim's memory problems are BEST explained by __________.

• A)proactive interference
• B)retrograde amnesia
• C)memory diffusion
• D)retroactive interference

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