Professor Ichthyop, who specializes in the study of the Lost River sucker fish, complains that each semester whenever he learns the name of a new student, he forgets the name of a fish. He is complaining about the problem of ________ in memory.
A) cue-dependent forgetting
B) decay
C) retroactive interference
D) proactive interference

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Retroactive interference occurs when new information interferes with the ability to recall old information. In this case, learning a new student's name causes Professor Ichthyop to forget a fish's name.

Professor Ichthyop, Who Specializes in the Study of the Lost