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Stepping back from 'persistence and relapse' to see the forest: Associative interference.
Cody W Polack1, Jérémie Jozefowiez2, Ralph R Miller1
1State University of New York at Binghamton, USA.
Behavioural Processes
|March 22, 2017
Summary
This study revisits associative interference, exploring rules across different interference types and training phases. Findings aim to broaden understanding of forgetting and extinction phenomena.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Associative interference research has historically focused on extinction, neglecting other forms.
- A broader investigation into interference types is needed to understand forgetting.
- Current research priorities have narrowed the scope of associative interference studies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine consistent rules governing two-phase associative interference.
- To investigate interference across proactive/retroactive, cue/outcome, and various training types.
- To reveal general principles of forgetting and enhance understanding of extinction.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of existing literature on associative interference.
- Conducting new experimental studies on two-phase associative interference.
- Analyzing data across different interference paradigms and training conditions.
Main Results:
- Consistent rules governing associative interference are being identified.
- The study examines proactive and retroactive interference patterns.
- Effects of excitatory, inhibitory, and nonreinforcement training on interference are analyzed.
Conclusions:
- A return to general associative interference questions can illuminate the nature of forgetting.
- Global principles of associative interference may enhance understanding of extinction.
- Findings could inform strategies to make extinction more or less enduring.
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