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dbose

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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

Question 2

An elderly professor of ichthyology (study of fish) once explained why he doesnt like to learn his students' names. Every time he learns a new name, he forget a name of a fish. Which concept or theorybest describes this phenomenon?
 
  a. decay theory
  b. relearning method
  c. proactive inhibition
  d. retroactive inhibition



deja

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d



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