Suppose you buy a new remote control for your television,and you are having a hard time remembering where the buttons are because they are arranged differently than they were on your old remote control.This is an example of:
A)retroactive interference.
B)proactive interference.
C)source amnesia.
D)false memory.

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Proactive interference occurs when old information hinders the recall of newly learned information. In this case, the old remote control layout is interfering with the recall of the new layout, and therefore the correct answer is proactive interference. Retroactive interference would be the opposite situation where new information interferes with the recall of old information. Source amnesia refers to the inability to remember where or how a learned piece of information was acquired, and false memory is the creation of a memory that did not actually occur. Neither of these options accurately describe the situation given.

Suppose You Buy a New Remote Control for Your Television,and