Retroactive interference
a. occurs when recent learning interferes with previous learning.
b. occurs when previous learning interferes with more recent learning.
c. only occurs when previous learning is particularly meaningful.
d. only occurs when a person is trying to remember different kinds of information.
e. is a function of encoding specificity.
a. occurs when recent learning interferes with previous learning.
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