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When one pursues a year of French, then a year of German, and finds that his knowledge of German…

Retroactive inhibition occurs when later learning interferes with recall of earlier learning. Here, the later study of German makes it harder to recall the French learned…

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When one pursues a year of French, then a year of German, and finds that his knowledge of German interferes with his recall of French, we call that interference :

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Retroactive inhibition occurs when later learning interferes with recall of earlier learning. Here, the later study of German makes it harder to recall the French learned previously.

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