What Is Proactive Interference

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Multiple Choice

What is proactive interference

• A) when new information impairs the retention of previously learned information 
• B) memory loss for events that occur after a head injury 
• C) memory loss for events that occurred prior to a head injury 
• D) when previously learned information interferes with the retention of new information

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Definitions:

Required Course

A course that students must take and pass as part of the curriculum of a particular education program.

Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict

A psychological dilemma involving the need to choose between two undesirable options.

Approach-Avoidance Conflict

A psychological conflict that occurs when a single option has both attractive and unattractive aspects, making the decision-making process difficult.

Pursuit

The act of following or chasing with the goal to catch or achieve something.