Russell was describing a concert that had occurred several years earlier. During the discussion, he asked Jamie for help remembering who else had gone to the concert

Both had clear memories of the concert, but after all those years, neither could come up with the name of the third person. This is an example of__________
a) proactive interference.
b) reactive interference.
c) retroactive interference.
d) consolidation failure.


c

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