You are taking both a Spanish and a French course this summer. As you study the vocabulary words for your French test, you begin to realize that the French words are disrupting your memory for the Spanish vocabulary words you studied previously. This is an example of:

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This is an example of retroactive interference, where newly learned information interferes with the recall of previously learned information. In this case, learning French vocabulary is interfering with the recall of previously studied Spanish vocabulary.

You Are Taking Both a Spanish and a French Course