You used to dial the phone number to the Tribune's Sport Score Hot Line every day, but for the last six months, you have called the Sun-Times's Sports Line. Now you can't remember the Tribune's number. This is probably due to ____ inhibition.?
a. ?encoding
b. ?parallel
c. ?retroactive
d. ?proactive
ANSWER:
c
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false