You studied Child and Adolescent Psychology last semester.This semester,you are studying Developmental Psychology.Compared to friends who only took Child and Adolescent Psychology,you notice you're forgetting much of what you learned in Child and Adolescent Psychology.What best explains your forgetting?
A) decay theory
B) proactive interference
C) the serial position effect
D) retroactive interference

Question

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Retroactive interference is when newly acquired information interferes with the retrieval of old information. In this case, the information learned in Developmental Psychology may be interfering with the retrieval of information learned in Child and Adolescent Psychology, resulting in forgetting.

You Studied Child and Adolescent Psychology Last Semester