While attempting to visit a friend in Boston, Enrique is struggling with his friend's directions. They go something like this:
"Turn left at the ball park, right at the movie theater, go around the mall, and make a left turn." The directions are almost meaningless, because Enrique has never been to Boston before. Which of the following provides the best explanation for the breakdown in communication?
A) Enrique is experiencing retroactive interference.
B) Enrique is experiencing the recency effect.
C) Enrique does not have a schema to attach the new information to.
D) Enrique is trying to process too much information at one time.
C
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