Willow takes sociology in the fall semester, and in the spring semester, she takes psychology. She is finding that she is having difficulty remembering the psychology material because the sociology material keeps coming to mind. Willow is experiencing ____ inhibition.
a. anterograde
b. flashbulb
c. retroactive
d. proactive
Question 2
Perry is the lead singer for a jazz group called John's Prediction, for which he has learned several jazz songs. After a couple of years, he decides to join a blues group called Petrol for Pinholes, and he learns a number of blues songs. On stage one night, he tries to remember a jazz song from John's Prediction and hasdifficulty in doing so. Perry is showing evidence of ____.
a. constructive memory
b. delay of processing deficit
c. retroactive inhibition
d. proactive inhibition
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