Two weeks ago, citizens in your state voted to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. Today, your Mom asks you if you are going to
vote or not, you say, “Mom, I’m only 16!” What is this an example of? A. Serial Position Effect
B. Storage Decay
C. Retrieval Failure
D. Proactive Interference
E. Retroactive Interference
Proactive interference happens when we are <u><em>unable to retain new memories because past memories withhold us. </em></u>
In this situation, you are not able to remember that there's a new policy regarding the voting age (from 18 to 16 years old) because you retain old memories that the voting age should be at least 18 years old.
The exit polls on the web do break down the vote by age and race. Among blacks, Obama won about the same among all age groups. Among Hispanics, Obama did 8% better among the young than the old, and among whites, Obama did 14% better among the young than the old.
