Question

Give one example and explain the effect of each of the following on memory

Retroactive interference

Proactive interference

Repression

Infantile amnesia

Anterograde amnesia

Retrograde amnesia

Answer 1

1. Retroactive interference occurs when new memories inhibit the retention of old memories. For example, after learning your friend's new office address, you are unable to remember her home address.
2. Proactive interference occurs when past memories inhibit the individual from memorizing. For example, you are not able to remember your new phone number because you have been using your old phone number for years.
3. Repression refers to an unconscious process by which anxiety provoking thoughts, memories, or impulses are excluded from conscious awareness. For example, a wife forgets all the details about the day her husband physically assaulted her.
4. Infantile amnesia is the inability of human adults to remember experiences and memories that occurred during the first few years of life (0-3 years). For example, almost all of us are unable to recall the say we spoke our first word.
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