Vyla went to her professor’s office to discuss registration for her next semester. She was also waiting for an important phone call from her mom. As she was getting information about registration, her phone began to vibrate in her pocket. For just a moment she was distracted by the thought of what would happen if she didn’t answer her phone, and found she couldn’t recall anything the professor had just told her about registration. The reason she lost this information is because of _________.

a. parallel processing
b. anxiety
c. decay
d. interference

Answer: d. interference

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