If you learn four sets of material that are similar to one another (for example, four European languages), you are more likely to forget them than if you had learned four entirely different kinds of information (for example, French, botany, geography, and chess). Why are you more likely to forget the similar sets of information?

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This phenomenon is called interference, which occurs when the learning or recall of information is negatively affected by the presence or learning of other information. The similarity between the material causes interference during recall, making it more difficult to retrieve the correct information.

If You Learn Four Sets of Material That Are Similar