CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the case of retroactive interference, learning new things can make it more difficult to recall things that we already know. For example, a musician might learn a new piece, only to find that the new song makes it more difficult to recall an older, previously learned piece.

Detailed explanation-2: -Retroactive interference occurs when new When a person replaces their phone number, the new number becomes making it difficult to recall the old phone number. This competition between the new and old phone numbers is an example of retroactive interference.

Detailed explanation-3: -The adjective retroactive refers to something happening now that affects the past. For example, a retroactive tax is one that is passed at one time, but payable back to a time before the tax was passed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The teacher may scramble for the name of the old student, particularly if they weren’t so memorable. Names of students they have had more recently may interfere with the ability to dig up the old student’s name. This is an example of retroactive interference.