Writing the previous year on your checks instead of the current year is an example of
A) retroactive interference
B) encoding specificity.
C) proactive interference.
D) repression.
E) transience.

Question

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Proactive interference occurs when old information interferes with new information, leading to forgetfulness or errors. In this case, the old information is the previous year, which is interfering with the correct information needed to fill out the check.

Writing the Previous Year on Your Checks Instead of the Current