Recently Tom's five-speed sports car was in the shop for needed repairs and Tom borrowed a large car with an automatic transmission.Tom kept trying to shift gears as if he were driving a stick shift.This example illustrates

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Proactive interference occurs when previously learned information interferes with the ability to learn new information. In this case, Tom's previous experience driving a stick shift is interfering with his ability to adjust to driving a car with an automatic transmission, leading him to try to shift gears as if he were still driving a stick shift.

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