(Scenario) When Hugo Munsterberg couldn't find the pocket-watch he used to keep in one particular pocket, after he moved it to a new one, he was experiencing forgetting attributable to:

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Proactive interference occurs when old information interferes with the ability to remember new information. In this scenario, Hugo's memory of the old pocket location interferes with remembering the new location.

(Scenario) When Hugo Munsterberg Couldn't Find the Pocket-Watch He Used