Noland Bought a Fancy New Smartphone

Multiple Choice

Noland bought a fancy new smartphone. It was a different brand of phone than his old phone, so he spent quite a few frustrating hours learning to use the new one. The problem was that he kept trying to tap icons on the new phone in the places they had been on his old phone. Noland's problem was most likely due to __________.

A) proactive interference
B) encoding failure
C) retroactive interference
D) decay theory