Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (04.09.2024) Shift-II
When content that we previously learned interferes with the recall of something newly learned, the interference is:
ARetroactive inhibition
BProactive inhibition ✓ Correct
CAttention inhibition
DResponse inhibition
Correct answer: (B) Proactive inhibition — It is proactive inhibition, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It is proactive inhibition, so that is the answer.
★Proactive inhibition is when old learning blocks new recall.
★The earlier content interferes with the newer memory.
★This forward-acting interference is proactive.
★Retroactive inhibition works the other way round.
★Hence proactive inhibition is correct.
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