L8 - Interference

Question 1

Define forgetting

Answer 1

When a person isn’t able to recall information or recognise something they’ve previously learnt

Question 2

What is the interference theory?

Answer 2

Forgetting happens when two lots of memory are confused

Usually when two pieces of info are similar

Question 3

What is retroactive interference?

Answer 3

When new learning interferes with recalling old information learnt

Question 4

What is proactive interference?

Answer 4

When old learning affects the ability to recall new information

Question 5

When is interference less likely to occur?

Answer 5

When there’s a gap between when two pieces of information are learnt

Question 6

Advantage of the theory related to word lists?

Answer 6

Participants who learned 10+ lists recalled 20% of words next day
Those who learned 1 recalled >70%

Question 7

Advantage related to proactive interference (1)?

Answer 7

Participants had to learn a list until they could recall 100% accurately
Given another list of either synonyms or original or antonyms

Question 8

Findings of proactive interference research advantage?

Answer 8

Those who were given synonym list had worst recall

Learning two lists with similar meanings caused interference

Question 9

Disadvantage?

Answer 9

Retrieval failure Is better
Divers learnt a list on dry land or water
Words learnt and recalled in same context recalled better due to cues