You studied French last semester. This semester, you are studying Russian. When your Russian professor asks a question, you often find yourself answering in French, yourproblem reflects a. retention amnesia b. decay c. retroactive interference d. proactive interference

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You studied French last semester. This semester, you are studying Russian. When your Russian professor asks a question, you often find yourself answering in French, yourproblem reflects

a. retention amnesia

b. decay

c. retroactive interference

d. proactive interference

 

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When previously stored information in short term or long term memory is loss or changes is called forgetting. It is a failure to recall the memory when required. There are some major theores of forgetting such as decay theory and interference theory. 

Decay theory states that memory begins to fade and disappear over the time, if the information is not retrieved or rehearsed eventually it is lost. 

Interference theory suggest that people forget when memories disrupt or interfere one another. When information is more similar to previously stored information it is more likely to happen. Interference are of two types retroactive interference and proactive interference. 

On evaluation of the question it can be related to forgetting. 

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