Suppose you have been studying your French vocabulary words for several hours and are making many mistakes. You switch to reviewing the new terms for your upcoming biology test, and your performance is noticeably better. You are experiencing

a. the self-reference effect.
b. retroactive inhibition.
c. release from proactive interference.
d. disinhibition.

c

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