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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > reverse interference effect

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reverse interference effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon observed in paired-associate learning in which the free recall of the response terms (C) on a second list is higher in an interference condition (A–B, A–C) than in a control condition (D–B, A–C) (adapted from Thapar, 1996, p. 430).

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Burns, D. J. (1989). Proactive interference: An individual-item versus relational processing account. Journal of Memory and Language, 28(3), 345-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/0749-596X(89)90038-7

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Thapar, A. (1996). Reverse-interference effect in free recall. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 22(2), 430-437. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.22.2.430

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-ZNSSKB5P-H

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