Interference Flashcards
Proactive interference
When an older memory disrupts a newer one
Retroactive interference
When a newer memory disrupts an older one
Interference is worse when
Memories are similar
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Synonyms
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Antonyms
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Unrelated words
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Nonsense syllables
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Three digit numbers
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No new list - control condition
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Interference
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Proactive interference
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Retroactive interference
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Interference is worse when memories are similar
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McGeoch and McDonald
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Amount of time isn’t related - Baddeley and Hitch
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Limitation - it’s artificial - more interference in lab - won’t be an ‘everyday’ cause of forgetting
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Strength - real life studies back it up - baddeley and hitch - danaher et al - found conflicting adverts harder to remember
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Limitation - time allowed between learning too short - role of interference may be exaggerated - might not generalise outside the lab
Baddley and hitch 1977
Asked rugby players to recall the names of teams that had played so far that season week by week
