After learning the combination for his new CNIC No. Mehboob is unable to remember the combination for his National Tax Number. Mehboob is experiencing the effects of ____________________?
Correct answer: C. retroactive interference
- A. encoding failure
- B. state-dependent memory
- C. retroactive interference
- D. proactive interference
Explanation
Retroactive interference occurs when newly learned information disrupts the recall of older information, so the new CNIC number interferes with the previously learned NTN combination. Proactive interference would be the reverse, with the old information disrupting learning of the new information.
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