infeference

Question 1

interference

Answer 1

when two pieces of information conflict with eachother resulting in forgetting one or both

Question 2

proactive interference

Answer 2

when older memory affects the recall of a new memory

Question 3

retro active interference

Answer 3

when newer memory affects the recall of an older memory

Question 4

supporting evidence

Answer 4

participants had to learn a list of 10 words until they could remember it
the two conditions were learning synonyms and learning antonyms
similar words were recalled the most poorly

Question 5

what’s a strength and weakness of the 10 word recall experiment

Answer 5

strength - there’s a wealth of supporting evidence . this experiment has been repeated loads of times with consistent results
weakness- there’s artificial material used which decreases the internal valdity

Question 6

what’s real life reaseach on similar events (interference)

Answer 6

players were asked to remember the names of the teams they played
the results shown that recall did not depend on how long ago the matches were but how many matches were played

Question 7

a limitation of interference

Answer 7

there are other variables which affect forgetting not just similar material
for example when participants are given cues the recall rose again to 70%.
however at the start of the list when similar material was given the recall decreased .