What happens in proactive interference?
A) Learning something new disrupts the ability to learn something new.
B) Previous learning disrupts access to information in memory.
C) Learning something new disrupts access to information in memory.
D) Previous learning disrupts the ability to learn something new.

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Proactive interference occurs when previously learned information interferes with the ability to retrieve newly learned information from memory. In other words, previous learning disrupts access to information in memory. Option A is incorrect because it suggests that the ability to learn something new is disrupted, which is not the case in proactive interference. Option C is also incorrect as it suggests that learning something new disrupts access to information in memory, which is more indicative of retroactive interference. Option D is incorrect as it is the opposite of what actually occurs in proactive interference.

What Happens in Proactive Interference