interference ao3

Question 1

Interference evaluation strength - evidence from lab studies

Answer 1

Evidence from lab studies – interference is one of the most consistently demonstrated findings.Most of these studies show that PI and RI are common ways information can be forgotten from the LTM.This is a strength because lab experiments have control over variables so suggest that the results are valid.

Question 2

Strength of interfere - irl studies

Answer 2

Real life studies-Baddeley and Hitch(1977) wanted to see if interference was a better explanation for forgetting than the passage of time.They asked rugby players to recall the names of teams they had played in that season so far every week.Some players had missed games so had less names to recall.Findings showed that recall didn’t depend on how long ago the games took place but the number of games they had played.This showed that interference can be applied to everyday situations and there is high ecological validity.

Question 3

Weakness if interference - artificial

Answer 3

Artificial materials-There is a greater chance that interference occurs in a lab than in real life situations due to the fact that the stimulus material used are normally a list of words.This is different to what people remember on a daily basis such as birthdays and recipes.This is a limitation because the use of artificial tasks makes interference more likely in the lab which means that interence isn’t applicable to forgetting in everyday life.