Clayton was drafted and served during WWII.Now as an elderly man he never speaks of his experience.This could be an example of
A) proactive interference.
B) motivated forgetting.
C) reconsolidation.
D) retroactive interference.

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Motivated forgetting suggests that Clayton is actively choosing not to remember or speak about his experience for personal reasons. Proactive interference and retroactive interference both involve a disruption in memory due to interference from either prior or subsequent information. Reconsolidation involves the process by which memories become strengthened and solidified after being retrieved. None of these processes seem to be responsible for Clayton's situation.

Clayton Was Drafted and Served During WWII