Interference theory of forgetting Flashcards
What is interference
2 pieces of info disrupt each other
Info is either forgotten or distorted
What is proactive interference/study for it
Old memory disrupts new memory
Keppel and Underwood - Replicated Peterson and Peterson
Found that old trigrams were remembered better/they interfered with new trigram memory
What is retroactive interference/study for it
New memory disrupts old memory
Muller and Pilzecker - Nonsense syllables for 6 minutes then interference task then recall
Recall was worse after interference task - task interfered with old memory of syllables
Evaluate the interference theory of forgetting
Doesn’t take into account personal differences
Methodological issues with proactive interference (based on peterson/peterson)
Lab experiment
Retrieval failure may be better explanation
Nomothetic vs ideographic
