Memory-underwood And Postman

Question 1

Underwood and postman 1960

Answer 1

Aim- to see if new learning interferes with previous learning

Method- participants were divided into two groups:
A: asked to learn a list of word pairs(cat-tree, candle-table, Apple-lake) then asked to learn a second list of word pairs
B: asked to learn the first list or word pairs only
Both groups were asked to recall the first list of words

Results- group b’s recall of the first list was more accurate than that of group A

Conclusion- new learning interfered with participants’ ability to recall the first list