Example of Proactive Interference: Recalling Old Contact Information

Example of Proactive Interference: Writing the Previous Year

Example of Proactive Interference: Locker Combinations

For the past five years, you have used the same password for your email account. Your company recently implemented a new security policy requiring you to change your password. For the next several days, you find yourself repeatedly typing your old password by mistake when trying to log in. Which of the following best explains this memory error?

For years, you have used the same password for your primary email account. After a security update, you are required to create a new, different password. For the next few days, you find yourself repeatedly typing your old password by mistake when trying to log in. Which statement best explains this memory phenomenon?