Jessica took psychology in the fall semester and is now taking sociology. Several of the concepts are similar, and Jessica finds that she sometimes has trouble recalling some of the major psychological theorists. She keeps getting them confused with sociological theorists. Jessica's problem is most likely due to

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Retroactive interference occurs when new information interferes with the ability to recall old information. In this case, Jessica's recently learned knowledge of sociological theorists is making it difficult for her to recall previously learned information about psychological theorists, leading to the confusion.

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