Explanations For Forgetting: Interference

Question 1

What is interference?

Answer 1

Forgetting because one memory block another causing one or both memories to be distorted or forgotten

Question 2

what is proactive interference?

Answer 2

Forgetting occurs when older memories already stored disrupt the recall of new memories

Question 3

what is a retroactive interference?

Answer 3

forgetting occurs when new memories disrupt the recall of older memories already stored

Question 4

explain the interference theory?

Answer 4

it is one of the explanations for forgetting long-term memory once information has reached LTM it is more or less permanent

Question 5

explain the research on effects of similarity?

Answer 5

McGeoch and McDonald studied it by changing the similarity between two sets of materials. Participants had to learn a list of 10 words until they can remember them with 100% accuracy.
There was six groups
Group one synonyms words of same meanings as the originals
group 2 antonyms words of opposite meanings to the original
group 3 words unrelated to the original ones
group 4 constant syllables
group 5 3 digit numbers
group 6 no new list these patients just rested

Question 6

What were the findings of effects of similarity experiment?

Answer 6

When asked to recall most similar material they produce the worst recall. this shows interference is the strongest when memories are similar

Question 7

Explain explanations of the effects of similarity?

Answer 7

Similarity affects recall because of PI due to previously stored information makes new similar information more difficult to store or RI new information overwrite previous similar memories because of the similarity

Question 8

explain one strength in interference?

Answer 8

inference affects and everyday situations for example baddely and hitch asked rugby players to recall names of teams that played during the rugby seasons. They all played the same amount of games but the number of intervening plays varied as some players had missed matches due to injury. players who played the most games recalled the worst this shows interference operates in real world situations.

Question 9

evaluate one limitation of interference?

Answer 9

Interference is temporary and can be overcome by using cues Tulvin and Psotka gave participants lists of words organising categories recall average about 70% for the first list but I came worse as participants learn more lists recall fell.It then Rose again about 70% when you told the names of the categories this shows that interference causes a temporary loss of accessibility