Explanations for forgetting - Interference

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1. Proactive interference occurs when:

  • We dont have the right information to trigger our memory
  • Newer memories cause forgetting of older ones
  • Older memories cause forgetting of newer ones
  • Memories fade over time
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2. Which of the following situations makes interference less likely?

  • When two instances of learning are different
  • When the time between two instances of learning is short
  • When two instances of learning are similar
  • When two instances of learning are meaningful

3. What group of people did Baddeley and Hitch study?

  • Baseball players
  • Football players
  • Rugby players
  • Basketball players

4. Interference is an explanation for forgetting from which memory store?

  • Iconic memory
  • Long-term memory
  • Echoic memory
  • Sensory register

5. Which of the following is the best example of retroactive interference?

  • Tou accidentally call your new boyfriend or girlfriend by your old ones name.
  • A student revises for her spanish exam, then her French exam and has trouble recalling her spanish
  • You have a new mobile phone number but keep telling people your old one.
  • A student revises for hee Spanish exam,then her French exam and has trouble recalling her French

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