Bruce watches a new television program with enthusiasm. He then watches a second, similar program. Bruce later finds it difficult to remember the details of the first program; he finds that details about the second program keep intruding. What has probably occurred?
A)retroactive interference
B)decay
C)encoding failure
D)proactive interference

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Retroactive interference occurs when new information interferes with the recall of old information. In this case, details of the second program are interfering with the recall of details of the first program.

Bruce Watches a New Television Program with Enthusiasm