Matt has his Psychology final exam today,and he's feeling pretty good about it.Since he must get ready for his French final exam tomorrow,he decides to stop studying Psychology and look at his French.Unfortunately,Matt didn't anticipate that this would make it harder for him to remember his psychology content,and his Psychology mark goes down slightly as a result.What type of forgetting is this called?

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This is an example of retroactive interference because the newly learned information (French) is interfering with the previously learned information (Psychology) and causing forgetting.

Matt Has His Psychology Final Exam Today,and He's Feeling Pretty