During Monica's appearance on a popular quiz show, the host asked her to name the capital of Russia, and Monica immediately blanked. She was sure that she knew the answer, but she just couldn't recall it that moment. This illustrates:

A) proactive interference.
B) retroactive interference.
C) blocking.
D) absentmindedness.


C) blocking.

Psychology

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