Your instructor is lecturing in class when security knocks on the door.The instructor does to the door, gets the note from security, and gives it to a student, who exits the classroom.The instructor looks at the class and asks, "Now where was I in the lecture notes?" This situation illustrates how _____ affects short-term memory.
A)encoding
B)priming
C)chunking
D)interference

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The situation illustrates how interference affects short-term memory. Interference occurs when new information interferes with the ability to recall previously learned information. In this case, the interruption caused by the security knocking on the door and the student leaving the classroom could interfere with the students' ability to recall what the instructor was discussing before the interruption.

Your Instructor Is Lecturing in Class When Security Knocks on the Door.The