Writing the previous year on your checks instead of the current year is an example of
A) retroactive interferenc.
B) encoding specificity.
C) proactive interference.
D) repression.
E) transience.

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Proactive interference occurs when old information interferes with new information. In this case, the old habit of writing the previous year on checks interferes with the current year.

Writing the Previous Year on Your Checks Instead of the Current