When new information blocks the recall of old information, we experience ________; when old information blocks the recall of new information, we experience ________

a) decay; memory fading
b) memory fading; decay
c) retroactive interference; proactive interference
d) proactive interference; retroactive interference

ANS: c

Psychology

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