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process > cognitive process > memory process > interference > proactive interference

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proactive interference  

Definition(s)

  • The process by which older memories disrupts the retention of newer information.

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Synonym(s)

  • proactive 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

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  • • Keppel, G., & Underwood, B. J. (1962). Proactive inhibition in short-term retention of single items. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1(3), 153‑161. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(62)80023-1

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  • • Kliegl, O., & Bäuml, K.-H. T. (2021). Buildup and release from proactive interference – Cognitive and neural mechanisms. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 120, 264–278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.10.028

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  • • Neath, I., & Surprenant, A. M. (2015). Proactive interference. In J. Wright (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (p. 1‑8). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.51054-X

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  • • Underwood, B. J. (1957). Interference and forgetting. Psychological Review, 64(1), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0044616

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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