You learn how to operate machine A. Later you learn to operate machine B. You may forget how to operate B faster than does your friend, who learned only B. Why?

Name: You learn how to operate machine A. Later you learn to operate machine B. You may forget how to operate B faster than does your friend, who learned only B. Why?
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Proactive interference occurs when old information (operating machine A) interferes with the ability to learn and remember new information (operating machine B).

You Learn How to Operate Machine A