You used to dial the phone number to the Tribune 's Sport Score Hotline every day, but for the last six months, you have called the Sun-Times 's Sports Line. Now you can't remember the Tribune 's number. This is probably due to __________ inhibition.

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Retroactive inhibition occurs when new information interferes with the ability to recall older information. In this case, calling the Sun-Times' Sports Line has interfered with the ability to remember the Tribune's number.

You Used to Dial the Phone Number to the Tribune