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Explanations for forgetting- Interference
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- 1Describe the process.Where one memory confuses or disrupts another memory, causing forgetting. It is more likely to happen if the to memories are similar in some way.
- 2What are the two types of interference?1. Proactive- old memories move FORWARD in time and disrupt new ones, causing forgetting.
2. Retroactive- new memories move BACK in time and confuse and disrupt old memories, causing forgetting. - 3Who were the researchers who studied effects of similarity?McGeoch and McDonald (1931)
- 4What were there findings?Founds that when similar words were memorised, recall was much lower than words which were dissimilar. Proving that inference is strongest when words are similar.
- 5What are two limitations to this explanation?- A list of word does not represent everyday memory challenges and can be seen as artificial materials, may overemphasise interference as an explanation.
- Often a limited time for learning, this does not represent real-life either, reduces validity?
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- AS - Level Psychology (Memory (1)) Flashcards on Explanations for forgetting- Interference, created by Ellie Winterburn on 08/05/2016.
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