Proactive and Retroactive interference
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Retroactive Interference
when new memories disrupt the recall of older memories
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Proactive interference
when old memories disrupt the recall of newer memories
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What are the conclusions from Mcgeoh and McDonald
Interference is strongest when the memories are similar
interference theory is a limited explanations of forgetting
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Evaluation of the study
artificial task
lack of mundane realism, may not apply to interference in everyday life
time for remembering was brief - this doesn’t reflect real life either
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