GATE 2022 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 32

Perception, Learning, Memory and Forgetting · Memory and Forgetting: Encoding, storage, retrieval, information processing theories, reconstructive memory, encoding failure, interference and trace decay · 1 mark · Multiple choice

You had been driving a car with manual-gear for 5 years. Recently, you started driving a new car with an auto- gear. If you are having any trouble, it is most likely due to ____________.

Proactive interference
Retroactive interference
Anterograde interference
Learning Difficulties

Practise this question in The GATE Grind →

Show answer and explanation

Correct answer: (A) Proactive interference

Explanation

Old learning (the manual-gear habits) gets in the way of the new learning, which is proactive interference.