Question

Deanna studied Spanish in high school. In college she registered for a remedial French course. When required to speak in French during class discussion with her teacher and classmates, Deanna frequently responds with Spanish words instead of French words. This is one example of:_______.

Answer 1

Proactive interference.

Step-by-step explanation:

What the exercise is exemplifying about is "Proactive interference" which is, as it's name indicates, an interference of our memory. When we are looking for a particular word, moment, etc., using our memory, sometimes we find a newer memory that intereferes, that confuses us for a moment. This is what is called proactive interference, and a very good example of that is what occurs to Deanna: she studied Spanish in high school and now, probably years later, she studies French. But, when attempting to do so, she confuses some words with Spanish words.