Maeve has two exams today. One is in French and the other is in history. Last night she studied French before history. When she gets to her history test, all she can remember is French! Maeve's memory is suffering from __________.
A) cue-dependent forgetting
B) proactive interference
C) decay
D) retroactive interference

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Maeve's inability to remember information from her history exam is due to proactive interference, which occurs when previously learned information interferes with the ability to remember new information. In this case, her study of French may have interfered with her ability to remember information from her history exam.

Maeve Has Two Exams Today