Edna took sociology in the fall semester and is now taking psychology.Some of the concepts are similar,and Edna finds that she sometimes has trouble recalling some of the major sociology theorists.She keeps getting them confused with psychology theorists.Edna's problem is most likely due to:
A)encoding failure.
B)proactive interference.
C)retroactive interference.
D)none of the above

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Proactive interference occurs when old information interferes with new information. In this case, the concepts and theorists Edna learned in sociology are interfering with her ability to recall similar concepts and theorists in psychology.

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