Bruce Watches a New Television Program with Enthusiasm

question 134

Multiple Choice

Bruce watches a new television program with enthusiasm. He then watches a second, similar program. Bruce later finds it difficult to remember the details of the second program; he finds that details about the first program keep intruding. What has probably occurred?

• A) interference
• B) trace consolidation
• C) mnemonic transfer
• D) decay of the memory trace

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