Interactive simulation to explore how proactive and retroactive interference affect recall.
The Cognitive Psychology of Memory: Why We Forget Studied Material but Remember Songs
Interference and Forgetting
Interference in Action
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This simulation lets you see interference in action. You can choose to study List A, then List B, and then test on List A. Notice how learning List B reduces your recall of List A—that's retroactive interference. Alternatively, if you study List A, then List B, and test on List B, the earlier List A might interfere—that's proactive interference. Try different orders to see how the timing of learning affects recall.
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