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1
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proactive and retroactive are…

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supported by loads of studies

2
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the supporting studies are mostly…

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highly controlled laboratory studies

3
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as well as lab experiments…

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there is evidence of interference in the real world too

4
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example of proactive and retroactive in a real life setting

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not remembering german after revising french

5
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however, interference effects seem to be greater in…

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artificial laboratory settings then real life

6
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it may not be as…

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strong as the theory thought

7
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the theory gives us an explanation to…

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why we forget

8
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the theory explains why we forget but…

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does not go into the cognitive or biological processes involved

9
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it doesn’t explain how…

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interference happens