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Direct linkMcCabe, Rebecca M.; Braasch, Jason – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Objectives and Theoretical Frame: Previous research has established the role of proactive interference (PI)--when old knowledge interferes with acquiring new knowledge--in forgetting simple experimental materials like lists of words (Wickens, 1972), nonsense syllables (Keppel & Underwood, 1962), and word pairs (Postman & Keppel, 1977).…
Descriptors: Testing, Memory, Recall (Psychology), Prior Learning
Laski, Elida V.; Dulaney, Alana – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
The present study tested the "interference hypothesis"-that learning and using more advanced representations and strategies requires the inhibition of prior, less advanced ones. Specifically, it examined the relation between inhibitory control and number line estimation performance. Experiment 1 compared the accuracy of adults' (N = 53)…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Learning Processes, Inhibition, Interference (Learning)
