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 French test, all she can remember is history! Maeve's memory is suffering from __________.
A) cue-dependent forgetting
B) proactive interference
C) decay
D) retroactive interference

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Retroactive interference occurs when newly learned information interferes with the ability to recall previously learned information. In this case, Maeve studied history after French, and the information she learned in history interfered with her ability to recall information from her French study session.

Maeve Has Two Exams Today