Proactive Interference
Swasti has memorized facts about dozens of bird species. However, when she attempts to learn about a newly discovered species in Brazil, her previously acquired knowledge impairs her ability to retain the new information. Which of the following memory phenomena does this scenario illustrate?
A
Proactive interference
B
State-dependent memory
C
Anterograde amnesia
D
Dissociative amnesia
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