Mr. Musselman is the head coach of the high school football team. He notices that, after learning the names of the players on the team this year, he has trouble remembering the names of the players from the previous year. In fact, he sometimes says the name of a current player when he is referring to a player from the previous year. This is an example of:

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Retroactive interference occurs when newly learned information interferes with the recall of previously learned information. In this case, the coach is having trouble remembering the names of the players from the previous year after learning the names of the current players. This is an example of retroactive interference because the new information he is learning is interfering with his ability to recall the old information.

Mr Musselman Is the Head Coach of the High School