You Are Taking Both a Spanish and a French Course

question 45

Multiple Choice

You are taking both a Spanish and a French course this semester.As you study the vocabulary words for your French test, you realize that the French words are disrupting the memory of the Spanish vocabulary words you studied last week.This is an example of

• A)retroactive interference.
• B)proactive interference.
• C)transience.
• D)transference.

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement where a stimulus reinforces a behavior because it is associated with a primary reinforcer.

Discovery Learning

An instructional approach that allows learners to explore and discover information through hands-on and interactive tasks, promoting deeper understanding.

Operant Conditioning

Operant Conditioning refers to a method of learning where the likelihood of a behavior is adjusted by either rewards or penalties.

Associative Learning

the process by which an individual learns the connection between two stimuli or events, commonly illustrated by classical and operant conditioning.