Forgetting: Interference

Question 1

Describe interference

Answer 1

Not being able to access memory’s because one memory blocks another

Question 2

Describe proactive interference

Answer 2

Occurs when OLD blocks new

Question 3

Describe retroactive inter fence

Answer 3

When newer information interfere with old ones

Question 4

Describe effects of similarity study

Answer 4

McGeoch and McDonald

1) participants learnt a word list until 100% accuracy then learnt a new list.
2) when recalling the original list, performance depended on the nature of the second list
3) the more similar the material, the worse the recall

Question 5

Describe Rugby study

Answer 5

Asked rugby players to recall names of teams played
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Some had missed matches so varied how long ago ‘last team’ was played
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Accuracy of recall depended on number of games played in between NOT on how long ago they had played the teams

Question 6

Limitation of artificial materials

Answer 6

Word list have no meaning
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Interference may not have such an effect in real life 
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Counter: Rugby by Baddely