Sarah taught herself to play a song on the piano but later discovered that she had the timing somewhat wrong.She is having difficulty remembering the correct timing because she keeps playing it the way she taught herself to play it.Based on what is known about memory failures, you should conclude that Sarah's problem results from:
A)retroactive interference
B)transfer-appropriate processing
C)proactive interference
D)chunking

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Proactive interference occurs when previously learned information interferes with the ability to remember new information. In this case, Sarah's incorrect timing is interfering with her ability to remember the correct timing. Retroactive interference and chunking are not relevant to this scenario, and transfer-appropriate processing is not a known cause of memory failures.

Sarah Taught Herself to Play a Song on the Piano