Interference Theory

Question 1

How can the evidence of interference effects in everyday situations be a strength? + counter

Answer 1

Baddeley and HItch
-Rugby player recall teams played against.
-Players who played the most games had poorest recall

-forg in everyday sit =uations is unusual, two memories have to be fairly similar which happens but not often e.g similar subjects

Question 2

What is a limitation of interference theory in explaining forgetting?

Answer 2

-Inference is temporary and can be overcome by cues
-Tulving and Polska
list of words in categories, one list at a time told to recall (not told categories), recall 70% but became worse (proactive interference)
-Later given categories (cues) recall rose again to 70%
-Memory didnt dissapear permenantly

Question 3

What is a limitation of the interfernce theory in terms of validity?

Answer 3

Most studies testing this are lab studies, controlled variables
-But use artificial materials
-irl we may learn something and recall it much later, not immediately like lab studies