At a loud party, Kimberly met many new people. When she ran into one of her new acquaintances on campus the next day she was unable to remember his name. The MOST likely explanation for her forgetting the name of her new acquaintance is:

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Interference is the most likely explanation for Kimberly's forgetting the name of her new acquaintance. This phenomenon occurs when information either similar in nature (proactive interference) or newly learned (retroactive interference) disrupts the recall of other information. In a loud party setting, meeting many new people can lead to difficulty in recalling specific details like names because of the overwhelming amount of similar new information (names of other new acquaintances) being processed.

At a Loud Party, Kimberly Met Many New People