Forgetting and Other Memory Challenges

AP Psychology· difficulty 4/5

Proactive interference occurs when

  • A

    New information disrupts recall of previously learned material

  • B

    Significant time passes between encoding and retrieval

  • C

    Old information disrupts learning of new information

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  • D

    No interference between memories occurs at all

Explanation

E.g., struggling to remember a new password because you keep recalling the old one.

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