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Previously learned information interfering with learning new information is:

AProactive interference
BRetroactive interference
CMemory trace decay
DElaborative rehearsal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Proactive interference
1. Keppel and Underwood found it in trigram trials. 2. Old learning blocking new is proactive interference. 3. Decay is the other factor in short-term loss. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 8, Memory (CC BY 4.0)._
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