Proactive interference (or the lack of it)is a possible explanation for which of the following?
A)The Stroop effect
B)The episodic specificity effect
C)The primacy effect in memory
D)The recency effect in memory

Question

Proactive interference (or the lack of it)is a possible explanation for which of the following?​
A)The Stroop effect
B)​The episodic specificity effect
C)​The primacy effect in memory
D)​The recency effect in memory

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Proactive interference occurs when previously learned information interferes with the ability to learn new information. The primacy effect in memory is thought to occur because information presented first has had less chance to be disrupted by proactive interference from subsequently presented information.

Proactive Interference (Or the Lack of It)is a Possible Explanation