Interference in Memory Recall

Interference with memory recall may be affected by nutritional deficiency and stress. Korsakoff's syndrome due to deficiency of vitamin B1 or thiamine adversely affects memory of some alcohol dependence (Carlson, 2010). In the face of the surviving pressure of natural disasters, people also find that stress can interfere with people's memory. Usually, Korsakoff syndrome is seen in elderly patients drinking for decades, but thiamine deficiency can cause cognitive impairment in young patients (Terry, 2009).

Interference theory assumes that we will forget the memories that we remember because other memories interfere. Interference may be retroactive or preventive. The new information may interfere with old memories (retroactive interference), the information we already know affects the ability to memorize new information (active interference). As shown in the experiment of 1960, if the two memories are semantically related, it is more likely that both types of interference will occur. The word "response". It was first given as a stimulus. The second group also has a list to learn but you will be asked to remember the second pair of words pair. When two groups are asked to remember words in the first list, those who just learned the word can recall more words than the group that learned the second word (Underwood & Postman, 1960)

Retroactive interference occurs when newly learned information prevents the encoding or invocation of previously learned information. If a participant is asked to immediately provide new information as soon as the participant recalls the list of words, it may prevent you from recalling the first list. If you forget how to use the old model after learning how to use the new computer, you may have forgotten how to use it. This is due to retroactive interference. Occasionally, a person experiences a certain type of search failure called a tongue. This is a partial recall and coupled with the feeling of future searches, can not search words from memory. Those who have experienced this situation can usually recall one or more characteristics of the target word, such as the first letter, similar words, or words with similar meanings. This process is not fully understood, but there are two theories to explain why it happens.