You move to a new house and memorize your new phone number. Now you can't remember your old phone number. This is an example of
A)retroactive interference.
B)proactive interference.
C)retrograde amnesia.
D)motivated forgetting.

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Retroactive interference occurs when new information interferes with the ability to remember old information. In this case, learning a new phone number makes it difficult to recall the old one.

You Move to a New House and Memorize Your New