You are volunteering at a psychiatric ward for the summer. On your first day. a

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You are volunteering at a psychiatric ward for the summer. On your first day. a man comes up to you and says you have very pretty eyes and asks your name. You thank him and give him your name. For the next four days, the same man approaches you. says you have pretty eyes, and asks for your name. After a week, you ask a doctor on the ward about this man. and the doctor tells you that the man suffers from: A) anterograde amnesia. B) retroactive interference C) proactive interference D) retrograde amnesia

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answer : C

Explanation: When you memorize a list of information (words, name, ideas, formulas etc.) when memorized part of list , an earlier memorized part list gets in the way. Here is a more visual way to understand it :

Learn A and Learn B,

Remember B

A inteference

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