Performance on the Brown-Peterson task is generally very good on the first few trials,but then begins to rapidly decay across the continued trials.This illustrates __________.
A)proactive interference
B)decay
C)mnemonic failure
D)interference theory

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Proactive interference occurs when older information interferes with the ability to learn and remember new information. In the Brown-Peterson task, earlier trials interfere with the ability to recall information in later trials, leading to performance decay.

Performance on the Brown-Peterson Task Is Generally Very Good on the First