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Interference Theory

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Australian Capital Territory - Australian Capital Territory Year 12 Certificate Psychology (Forgetting) Flashcards on Interference Theory, created by Mary :) on 05/06/2013.

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Interference Theory	Theory of forgetting that refers to the tendency for other memories, either new or old, to impair the retrieval of a required memory
Retroactove Interference	The tendency for new information to obstruct the retrieval of previously learnt information
Proactive Interference	The tendency for previous learnt information to obstruct the retrieval of newly learnt information

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