Question

Jessica took psychology in the fall semester and is now taking sociology. Several of the concepts are similar, and Jessica finds that she sometimes has trouble recalling some of the major psychological theorists. She keeps getting them confused with sociological theorists. Jessica's problem is most likely due to _________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Retroactive interference      

Explanation:

Retroactive Interference: The retroactive interference refers to the process when a particular piece of information being similar in the format of the information that an individual wants to recall.

In other words, the term retroactive interference refers to the process when a recent information hinders in the recall of the older information.

Example: A boy calls his ex-girlfriend by his current girlfriend's name.

In the question above, Jessica's problem is most likely due to the retroactive interference.