– Main Issue:
The use Proactive Inhibition shows that Short-Term Memory and Long-Term Memory are not as different as once believed.
– Author’s Goal:
The author wanted to isolate components within the primary memory and secondary memory to decipher if either were susceptible to Proactive Inhibition.
– Hypotheses:
If there were more than seven obstacles then the recall is believed to be from the secondary memory, but if less than seven obstacles recall would be from the primary memory.
• Experiment 1 (5 pts.)
– Purpose:
To determine if Proactive Inhibition affected primary memory or secondary memory during a recall test.
– Method:
Twenty students were either tested individually or in small groups of 2 or 3. They were given eight lists of words …show more content…
In the secondary memory, it was similar result to the first experiment, the pure test showed a downward slope in results. The release test showed a downward slope, but for the fifth test there was an increase in words recalled.
– Discussion:
These results suggest that when there is a change in category for secondary memory, Proactive Inhibition is released.
• General Discussion (5 pts.)
– Summary:
The results of the experiments prove the theory that primary memory is not affected by Proactive Inhibition, but secondary memory is affected for a short period of time.
– Author’s Interpretation:
When there are shorter intervals between retention and recall Proactive Inhibition has less of an effect on both primary memory and secondary memory.
– Implications and Future Directions:
Since the Proactive Inhibition affected the primary memory and the secondary memory differently, this suggest that further research would prove that the Short-Term Memory and Long-Term Memory are separate components. Also, Proactive Inhibition affects the retention of secondary memory therefore should not be used for coding Short-Term
The use Proactive Inhibition shows that Short-Term Memory and Long-Term Memory are not as different as once believed.
– Author’s Goal:
The author wanted to isolate components within the primary memory and secondary memory to decipher if either were susceptible to Proactive Inhibition.
– Hypotheses:
If there were more than seven obstacles then the recall is believed to be from the secondary memory, but if less than seven obstacles recall would be from the primary memory.
• Experiment 1 (5 pts.)
– Purpose:
To determine if Proactive Inhibition affected primary memory or secondary memory during a recall test.
– Method:
Twenty students were either tested individually or in small groups of 2 or 3. They were given eight lists of words …show more content…
In the secondary memory, it was similar result to the first experiment, the pure test showed a downward slope in results. The release test showed a downward slope, but for the fifth test there was an increase in words recalled.
– Discussion:
These results suggest that when there is a change in category for secondary memory, Proactive Inhibition is released.
• General Discussion (5 pts.)
– Summary:
The results of the experiments prove the theory that primary memory is not affected by Proactive Inhibition, but secondary memory is affected for a short period of time.
– Author’s Interpretation:
When there are shorter intervals between retention and recall Proactive Inhibition has less of an effect on both primary memory and secondary memory.
– Implications and Future Directions:
Since the Proactive Inhibition affected the primary memory and the secondary memory differently, this suggest that further research would prove that the Short-Term Memory and Long-Term Memory are separate components. Also, Proactive Inhibition affects the retention of secondary memory therefore should not be used for coding Short-Term