Vocabulary:
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Type:
Topic
Note:
APA psychology dict., 2007 (retroactive interference, also called retroactive inhibition: interference that occurs when new
learning or exposure to new information impairs the ability to remember material or carry out activities previously learned.)
Note:
Thes. of psych. index terms (Retroactive Inhibition: the theory that learning new material can interfere with the retention
of previously learned material. Also, the actual retroactive interference itself.)