Question

207. Which of the following exemplifies retrograde interference?

(A) Ella failed her French test because she was confusing it with Spanish
words she studied last year.
(B) Ava, a medical student, failed her test on the bones in the hand
because she studied for the bones in the foot after studying the hand.
(C) Isabella can no longer form new memories after her head trauma.
(D) Nya remembers only the last three items her mom put on the grocery
shopping list.
(E) Emma cannot remember her third-grade teacher's name, but she does
remember her fourth-grade teacher's name.

Answer 1

Option B, where Ava forgets information about the bones in the hand after studying the bones in the foot, represents retrograde interference.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks which of the provided options is an example of retrograde interference, which occurs when newly learned information hinders the recall of older information.

The correct answer is (B) Ava, a medical student, failed her test on the bones in the hand because she studied for the bones in the foot after studying the hand.

This exemplifies retrograde interference because Ava's more recent study of the foot bones is hindering her ability to recall the hand bones she studied earlier, which is characteristic of retroactive interference.