Jerod wakes up on Monday morning and spends an hour studying for his geography exam that afternoon.When he is done, he spends an hour studying for his sociology exam later that morning.When the geology exam is handed out, Jerod is confident he will do well, but during the exam he keeps recalling information from his sociology class, rather than the information he needs for his geology exam.In this example, Jerod's test performance has been affected by:
A)proactive interference
B)retrograde amnesia
C)retroactive interference
D)motivated forgetting

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Retroactive interference occurs when new information interferes with the ability to recall older information. In this case, Jerod's recall of information from his sociology class is interfering with his ability to recall information needed for his geology exam.

Jerod Wakes Up on Monday Morning and Spends an Hour