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“Discuss two theories of forgetting in LTM”
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"Discuss two theories of forgetting in LTM" (18 Marks) Interference is when similar memories interfere and confuse each other. There are two types of Interference; Pro-active and Retro-active, Pro-active is when old memories interferes with or affects new memories, for example calling a new boyfriend by an old boyfriend's name. Retro-active is when new memories interferes or affects with old memories, for example you have to fill in a form and it asks you for your old phone number but you can only remember your new one. Interference does make cognitive sense because most people would agree that it is more difficult to recall similar material than dissimilar material, face validity. There are studies to show interference in the lab like the paired associate technique, were P's had to learn two lists, with the first word the same e.g. List A: Desk-Boy, List B: Desk-Tree. Then P's are given the first...
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