Memory Explanation For Forgeting Inteference

Question 1

Memory
Explanation for forgeting-inteference
Interference is

Answer 1

On mem blocks recall of another
Degree of forgetting greater when mems similar

Question 2

Memory
Explanation for forgeting-interference
Proactive interference is

Answer 2

New affects old
“Older mems distrupt recall of newer”
Eg teacher forgets new class names cus mum of old class in mem

Question 3

Memory
Explanation for forgetting-inteference
Retrospective interferenec

Answer 3

Old affects new
“Newere mems distrupt recall of old”
Eg so many new names difficult to remember old

Question 4

Memory
Explanation for forgeting-interference
Proactive interference repel n underwood methods

Answer 4

Effect of Proactive interference on LTM
consonant trigrams
At intervals of 3 6 9 s. count back in 3-prevent rehearsal .asked to comeback later stage to take part in few trials of task involving learning new trigrams.

Question 5

Memory
Explanation for forgeting -interference
Proactive interference repel n underwood ,results n conclusion

Answer 5

Recalled trigrams presented first well even with interval length
But poor at later .cus earlier interfered with later.
Conclusion Proactive occurred cus mem for earlier consonants interfered with new

Question 6

Memory
Explanation for forgetting interference
Retrospective interference methods n aim Postman

Answer 6

Investigate retro affects learning
Lab participants in 2 groups
Both had to remember lists of paired words eg “tree ,jelly” “moss ,book”
Group A also had to learn another list where 2nd word diff each time -“glass ,jelly” “time,book”
Group B not given 2nd list

Question 7

Memory
Explanations for forgetting Retrospective interference
Postman results n conclusions

Answer 7

Recall of control group more(A) accurate then experimental group (B)
Conclude learning items in 2nd list interfered with participants ability to recall list -explain of retrospective

Question 8

Memory
Explanation for forgeting -interference
Evidence in real world

Answer 8

Baddest n Hitch wanted to see if interference was better Explanation than forgetting
Asked rugby team players to remember names of teams they played in the season so far week by week.most players missed games some 2 or 3 weeks ago from last game.
Accurate recall didn’t depend on how long but number of games played in meantime.recall from 3 weeks ago better if played no matches since then