Question

question 15

a mother calling her older son by her younger sons name is an example of ______.

• suppression
• retroactive interference
• repression
• proactive interference

Explanation:

Analyze the scenario

The scenario describes a mother calling her older son (an older, previously learned association) by her younger son's name (a newer, recently learned association).

Define the types of memory interference

Using the Memory Forgetting knowledge point:

• Retroactive interference occurs when newly acquired information disrupts the retrieval of older, previously learned information.
• Proactive interference occurs when older, previously learned information disrupts the retrieval of newly acquired information.

Apply definitions to the scenario

• Older information: The older son's name.
• Newer information: The younger son's name.
• The mother is attempting to retrieve the older information (older son's name) but is instead retrieving the newer information (younger son's name).
• Because the new information is interfering with the retrieval of the old information, this is an example of retroactive interference.

Answer:

• suppression
• retroactive interference (Correct answer)
• repression
• proactive interference