A Combining Vowel Is Not Used

question 35

Multiple Choice

A combining vowel is not used:

• A) between two root words.
• B) when the suffix begins with a vowel.
• C) when the second root word begins with a vowel.
• D) both B and C

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

The tendency for earlier learned material to interfere with the retention of new information.

Decay

The process of decline or deterioration over time, used in various contexts such as physical, biological, or psychological.

Retrieval Failure

Not remembering something one is certain of knowing.

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon where newly acquired information interferes with the retrieval of older information.