CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After studying biology all afternoon, Alonzo is having difficulty remembering details of the organic chemistry material that he memorized that morning. Alonzo’s difficulty best illustrates
A
retroactive interference.
B
proactive interference.
C
source amnesia.
D
the spacing effect.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Memory consolidation refers to the process by which a temporary, labile memory is transformed into a more stable, long-lasting form. Memory consolidation was first proposed in 1900 (Müller and Pilzecker 1900; Lechner et al.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following scenarios is an example of retroactive interference? Carl tries to remember the name of his first boss, but he cannot because he keeps thinking of the name of his current boss.

Detailed explanation-3: -State-Dependent Learning People can more easily recall information if they are in the same physical or emotional state they were when they learned the information. This is called state-dependent learning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Retroactive interference involves the disruption of previously encoded information from newly learned information and thus may impair the consolidation of long-term memory.

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