Which one of the following is considered the primary reason(s) for forgetting information?
a. Retrograde and prograde amnesia
b. Primacy and recency interference
c. Serial learning dysfunction
d. Retroactive and proactive interference
QUESTION: Which one of the following is considered the primary reason(s) for forgetting information?
ANSWER : (d) Retroactive and proactive interference
Retroactive interference- Retroactive interference is the type of interference in which, the old memories are changed by new ones, so that the original memory is forgotton.It generally occurs when newly learned information interferes with and hinder the recall of previously learned information.
Proactive Interference-Proactive interference is the type of interference in which the old memory impedes the ability to make new memory.It generally occurs when old information inhibits the ability to remember new information.
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