Question

after studying biology all afternoon, alonzo is having difficulty remembering details of the organic chemistry material he memorized all morning. alonzos difficulty best illustrates:
a) retroactive interference
b) memory trace decay
c) proactive interference
d) encoding failure

Explanation:

Retroactive interference occurs when newly learned information impairs the recall of older information. Alonzo’s afternoon biology study (newer info) interferes with his morning organic chemistry memory (older info), which matches this concept. Proactive interference is older info blocking new; decay is fading over time; encoding failure is poor initial storage.

Answer:

A) Retroactive interference