An anthropology professor prides herself in her ability to remember the names of her students,past and present.However,she finds that the longer she is in the profession,the harder it becomes to remember the names of present students,because they become confused with her past students.The professor is having trouble because of:
A) selective forgetting
B) failure to encode
C) retroactive interference
D) proactive interference

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The professor's difficulty in remembering the names of current students due to confusion with past students' names is an example of proactive interference. This occurs when older memories interfere with the recall of newer memories.

An Anthropology Professor Prides Herself in Her Ability to Remember