Forgetting through disruption of two similar pieces of information conflicting with each other, resulting in the forgetting of one or both or in the distortion of memory
What is retroactive interference?
Current learning attempts interfered by past learning from the LTM
What is an example of retroactive interference?
Having learned a nee mobile number may lead to difficulty in recalling the old number
What is proactive interference?
Past learning interferes with current attempts to learn
What is an example of proactive interference?
Learning new mobile number, your old memory from the LTM interferes with this new information
