Sydney Was Having Difficulty Learning Spanish in College Because She

question 172

Multiple Choice

Sydney was having difficulty learning Spanish in college because she kept remembering the French vocabulary she studied throughout high school. Which type of interference might account for this difficulty?

• A) retrograde
• B) biological
• C) hyperactive
• D) retroactive
• E) proactive

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Suburban

Relating to or characteristic of a suburb, a residential area either existing as part of a city or urban area, or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city.

Commute

The act of traveling from one's home to their place of work and back.

Urban Sprawl

The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into the surrounding countryside, often leading to environmental and infrastructural issues.

Mortality Rate

A measure of the decrease in population due to deaths; often expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a particular population.