Larry learns about operant conditioning on Monday. On Friday his instructor starts to talk about cognitive theories. A pop quiz on the following Monday is on cognitive theories, and Larry's understanding of operant conditioning confuses his understanding of cognitive theories. Larry's problem best illustrates:
a. interference.
b. a lack of attention.
c. sensory memory overload.
d. ineffective rehearsal.
Question 2
Rosario has been using Word as a word processing program and has recently begun learning how to create PowerPoint slides. However, now Rosario's understanding of PowerPoint's commands confuses his understanding of some of the Word commands. Rosario's problem best illustrates:
a. sensory memory overload.
b. interference.
c. retrieval failure.
d. encoding failure.