Perry is the lead singer for a jazz group called John's Prediction,for which he has learned several jazz songs.After a couple of years,he decides to join a blues group called Petrol for Pinholes,and he learns a number of blues songs.On stage one night,he tries to remember a jazz song from John's Prediction and hasdifficulty in doing so.Perry is showing evidence of ____.
A) constructive memory
B) delay of processing deficit
C) retroactive inhibition
D) proactive inhibition

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Perry is experiencing retroactive inhibition, which occurs when new learning interferes with the retrieval of previously learned information. His learning of blues songs in Petrol for Pinholes is interfering with his ability to recall jazz songs from John's Prediction.

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