Interference Theory Flashcards
1
Q
Proactive Interference
A
Past learning interferes with current learning attempts
2
Q
Retroactive Interference
A
Current attempts to learn something interfere with past learning
3
Q
Who identified Proactive Interference?
A
Müller and Pilzecker (1900)
4
Q
Who identified Retroactive Interference?
A
Underwood (1957)
5
Q
Research is artificial
A
Remembering artificial words and lists does not correspond to everyday life, lowering the ecological validity
6
Q
Interference only explains some situations of forgetting
A
Anderson (2000) concluded there is no doubt that it plays a role in forgetting, but how much remains unclear, meaning other theories are required to provide a complete explanation
