PSYC 1010 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Eyewitness Memory, Overhead Projector, Interference Theory

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

A subtype of context-dependent memory is called: state-dependent. It is the time when you are trying to hold on to that information you have encoded. However, if a lot of information is cluttering the retention interval and the more complex that material is, the more it is likely to interfere with your recall: two types of interference. Retroactive interference new or recently acquired information interferes with the recall of previously learned material. Proactive interference older information interferes with the recall of newer or newly acquired information. Figure 7. 21 retroactive & proactive interference slide was presented. Primacy effect ability to remember the first few words in the list better o. Reason for remembering the last few words of the list they are still in your short term memory. Recency effect most recently heard words are more likely to be recalled because they are in your short term memory at the time.