Interference

• What is interference in memory recall?

  One memory disturbs another's recall
• How does interference explain forgetting in long-term memory?

  We can't access memories even if available
• What is proactive interference?

  Old information interferes with new information
• What happens during retroactive interference?

  New information interferes with older information
• Who conducted the study on rugby players' recall?

  Baddeley & Hitch
• What was the main finding regarding rugby players' recall?

  Players with more games had poorer recall
• How does the rugby study support interference as an explanation of forgetting?

  More games led to interference in recall

  
• What did Tulving & Psotka (1971) use in their study?

  Word lists organized into categories
• What was the average recall for the first list in Tulving & Psotka's study?

  70%
• How did recall change as participants learned additional lists?

  Recall became progressively worse
• What happened to recall when participants received a cued recall test?

  Recall rose again to 70%
• What does Tulving & Psotka's study suggest about interference?

  It does not lead to permanent forgetting

  
• What substance did Coenen & van Luijtelaar (1997) use in their study?

  Diazepam
• How did recall compare between the diazepam group and the placebo group?

  Recall was poor in the diazepam group
• What was the effect of learning a list before taking diazepam?

  Recall was better for previously learned material
• What did Wizted (2004) argue about diazepam's effect on memory?

  It prevents new information from interfering
• How does the diazepam study support interference theory?

  It shows new info doesn't interfere with old