McGeoch and McDonald (1931)- Found that when people recalled words of similar meaning more interference occurred compared to when the recalled nonsense words or numbers.
Supporting evidence
Schmidt et al (2000)- found that the more times people had moved house the more street names they forgot.
Supporting evidence
Baddeley and Hitch (1977)- Found that rugby union players that have played more games forgot more team names compared to those that played few games due to injury.
Practical applications
Help students to know how to space out their revision.
