. Nana is taking a Spanish final at the end of the spring semester. The problem is, the French vocabulary she learned the semest
er before keeps getting in the way, causing her to forget Spanish words. Nana is experiencing ________ interference.a. retroactiveb. progressivec. proactived. retrograde
proactive interference refers to a situation when a certain information that we remember in the past somehow interfere with our ability to obtain/remember new information.
This can be seen In Nana's situation.
The French vocabulary is the 'Old information' that Nana obtain in the past. This French vocabulary make it harder for nana to remember the new Spanish Vocabulary since her brain often mixed up the two of them.
This would be the opportunity cost: the cost on missing out on different opportunities once one opportunity is chosen. So if you choose A over B, the opportunity cost is the gain you could have had if you'd chosen B (even if you anyway couldn't have chosen both in the first place!)
