Imagine that the first car you learned to drive was a manual transmission with a clutch, but the car you drive now is an automatic. Sometimes you find yourself reaching for the clutch that is no longer there. This example illustrates __________.
A) retroactive interference
B) proactive interference
C) retrograde amnesia
D) anterograde amnesia

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This example illustrates proactive interference, where old memories interfere with the recall of new memories. In this case, the habit of reaching for a clutch (old memory) interferes with the operation of an automatic car (new memory).

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