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process > cognitive process > memory process > interference > retroactive interference

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retroactive interference  

Definition

  • The process by which the learning of new information disrupts the retention of similar information previously learned.

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  • retroactive inhibition

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Anderson, M. C., & Neely, J. H. (1996). Interference and inhibition in memory retrieval. In E. L. Bjork & R. A. Bjork (Eds.), Memory (p. 237‑313). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012102570-0/50010-0

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Craig, M., Dewar, M., & Sala, S. D. (2015). Retroactive interference. In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Second Edition) (p. 613-620). Elsevier.

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  • • McGeoch, J. A. (1932). Forgetting and the law of disuse. Psychological Review, 39(4), 352–370. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0069819

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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