Justin plays drums for a local rock band.When country and western band asks Justin to fill in for their drummer,Justin initially has some difficulty adjusting to this new band's tempo since he is so used to the timing of his own band's "beat." This initial difficulty in adjusting to the new "beat" is best explained by
A) retroactive interference.
B) proactive interference.
C) memory decay.
D) encoding failure.

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Proactive interference occurs when previously learned information interferes with the ability to learn new information. In this case, Justin's prior experience with his own band's timing is interfering with his ability to adjust to the new band's tempo.

Justin Plays Drums for a Local Rock Band