When old information interferes with information that we are trying to learn,____ is occurring.
A) selective attention
B) proactive interference
C) repression
D) retroactive interference

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Proactive interference occurs when old information hinders the ability to learn or remember new information. It's a phenomenon where past memories make it more difficult to encode and retrieve new information.

When Old Information Interferes with Information That We Are Trying