Denise is having difficulty recalling the difference between proactive interference and retroactive interference. Her instructor suggests that if she thinks of "an old pro interfering with a new recruit"

she will recall that proactive interference involves old information interfering with new information. This advice makes use of
a) grouping.
b) mental imagery.
c) the method of loci.
d) the pegword method.


ANS: b

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