Which of the following is an example of retroactive interference?
a. Your teacher finds it harder each year to learn and remember student names.
b. Your ability to play the piano makes it difficult to learn and remember how to strike the keys on a harpsichord.
c. Now that you have learned your new locker combination, you can't remember the old one.
d. Since you have moved, it has been difficult to remember your new ZIP code.
Answer: c. Now that you have learned your new locker combination, you can't remember the old one.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
. In the 19th century, some prominent scientists concluded that women were intellectually inferior because they had
a. not benefited from higher education. b. smaller brains. c. less teeth. d. fewer synaptic connections