London learned how to play racquetball prior to learning how to play tennis. Because of this, her tennis game has never been that good. The difficulty stems from __________.
A)serial-position effect
B)maintenance rehearsal
C)retrograde amnesia
D)proactive interference

Question

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The difficulty in learning tennis after learning racquetball is due to proactive interference, which occurs when previously learned information (in this case, racquetball skills) interferes with the acquisition of new information (tennis skills).

London Learned How to Play Racquetball Prior to Learning How