While Attempting to Visit a Friend in Perth, Eric Is

Multiple Choice

While attempting to visit a friend in Perth, Eric is struggling with his friend's directions. They go something like this: "Turn left at the football oval, right at the cinema, go around the shopping centre, and make a left turn". The directions are almost meaningless, because Eric has never been to Perth before. Which of the following provides the best explanation for the breakdown in communication?

A) Eric is experiencing retroactive interference.
B) Eric is experiencing the recency effect.
C) Eric does not have a schema to attach the new information to.
D) Eric is trying to process too much information at one time.