Interference: Strengths and Weaknesses Flashcards
1
Q
proactive and retroactive are…
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supported by loads of studies
2
Q
the supporting studies are mostly…
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highly controlled laboratory studies
3
Q
as well as lab experiments…
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there is evidence of interference in the real world too
4
Q
example of proactive and retroactive in a real life setting
A
not remembering german after revising french
5
Q
however, interference effects seem to be greater in…
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artificial laboratory settings then real life
6
Q
it may not be as…
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strong as the theory thought
7
Q
the theory gives us an explanation to…
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why we forget
8
Q
the theory explains why we forget but…
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does not go into the cognitive or biological processes involved
9
Q
it doesn’t explain how…
A
interference happens
