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Level 4 Diploma in Psychology

Interference theory: proactive and retroactive interference; paired-associate testing

PSY405 · Processes of Human Memory — Week 7 of 16

CoursePSY405
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Interference theory: proactive and retroactive interference; paired-associate testing

  1. Interference theory: proactive and retroactive interference
  2. Paired-associate testing

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Define what is meant by the terms proactive interference and retroactive interference.
  • 4.2 Explain how interference may cause forgetting.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: define what is meant by the terms proactive interference and retroactive interference.

Study materials

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Course plan
  • Week 1: Sensory register, short- and long-term memory: capacity, du…
  • Week 2: The multi-store model (Atkinson and Shiffrin): strengths an…
  • Week 3: Baddeley's working memory model: central executive, phonolo…
  • Week 4: Evaluating the working memory model
  • Week 5: Episodic, semantic and procedural memory defined
  • Week 6: Distinguishing episodic, procedural and declarative memories
  • Week 7: Interference theory: proactive and retroactive interference…
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Retrieval failure: encoding specificity, context- and state…
  • Week 10: Eyewitness testimony: misleading information (Loftus and Pa…
  • Week 11: The cognitive interview (Geiselman et al.); consolidating m…
  • Week 12: Applying Processes of Human Memory in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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