interference

Question 1

What is interference?

Answer 1

the process by which memories block each other from being rehearsed or retrieved causing one or both memories to be forgotten

Question 2

what are the two types of interference?

Answer 2

proactive and retroactive

Question 3

what is proactive interference

Answer 3

an older memory disrupts the recall of a more recent memory

Question 4

What is retroactive interference?

Answer 4

a newer memory interrupts the recall of an older memory

Question 5

how did Mcgeoch and McDonald study retroactive interference?

Answer 5

they gave participants a list to learn until they had 100% accuracy then gave them a second list with a varying degree of similarity.

Question 6

what did Mcgeoch and McDonald find when studying retroactive interference?

Answer 6

the group that had a list of synonyms of list 1 done the worst this is had the memories are similar and the new words retroactively interfere with the words in the first list

Question 7

what are the criticisms of Mcgeoch and McDonald study of retroactive interference?

Answer 7

low ecological validity and it lacks mundane realism

Question 8

How did Burke and Skrull investigate competitive interference?

Answer 8

they gave participants magazine advertisements then asked them to recall information about them

Question 9

what did Burke and Skrull find when investigating competitive interference?

Answer 9

so times the earlier adverts were easier to remember other time the later adverts were easier to remember this is competitive interference

Question 10

How did Baddeley and Graham prove the real-life application of the interference theory?

Answer 10

they asked a team of rugby players for details of different matches they played that season and found accurate recall is dependant on the number of matches played instead of the time since the match