Suppose one meets two new people at a party. One has trouble remembering the name of the first person one met because the name of the second person keeps coming to mind instead. This is an example of:
A) retroactive interference.
B) proactive interference.
C) source amnesia.
D) false memory.

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Retroactive interference occurs when new information interferes with the ability to remember older information. In this scenario, the name of the second person (new information) is interfering with the ability to recall the name of the first person (older information).

Suppose One Meets Two New People at a Party