Interference effects on retention are greatest when the interfering material is
a. similar to the material to be remembered.
b. dissimilar to the material to be remembered.
c. unrelated to the material to be remembered.
d. not personally relevant.
A
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A critical-period view of language learning refers to
the sensitive time for prefrontal cortex development. the only time language can be learned. the best time to learn a language. second-language acquisition.