A student who has studied German in high school, takes a course in French in college and now has trouble remembering the German. This is an example of the effects of __________________?
Correct answer: A. retroactive interference
- A. retroactive interference
- B. proactive interference
- C. state-dependent learning
- D. encoding specificity
Explanation
French learning occurred after German learning and is interfering with recall of the earlier German material, which is retroactive interference. Proactive interference would involve German disrupting later French learning.
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