Sandy is taking both introductory and cognitive psychology courses this term and the first midterm for each course is on the same day. Sandy studies for her introductory psychology course for several hours and then cognitive psychology course for several hours. When she takes her exam for introductory psychology course first thing the next morning, the information she studied for cognitive psychology course interferes with her ability to recall the introductory psychology course material. This is a clear example of:

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Retroactive interference occurs when new information interferes with the ability to recall older information. In this case, the cognitive psychology material studied after the introductory psychology material is interfering with Sandy's ability to recall the introductory psychology information.

Sandy Is Taking Both Introductory and Cognitive Psychology Courses This