AQA explanations of forgetting – interference

Explain citrons gor gor getting : inference

Inference theory
Inference us when two pates of information disrupt each other
too forgetting occurs LTM because cannot access to
in we get
memories even
though they are available .




Proactive interferes with the new
interference is when the old memory
memory .




For example his current old
↳ when a boy calls
girlfriend his

girlfriends name


Retroactive interference is when the new
memory integers with the old

memory .




hop For asked to students maths
example when
class last year but
you
'
are
instead he
name
the
the
students his
in
your
names in
psychology
class this year .




Interference vs worse when memories are similar This
.

may be because
a. In Pl previously stored information makes new
information to
more cuggicuit store .




b. In RI new information overwrites previous memories which are similar .