Reactive

It is called retroactive disruption when more recent recollections prevent access to previously stored ones. This interference has a retrograde impact, making it harder to remember what was previously learned. Retroactive interference occurs when fresh data makes it harder to remember previously acquired data. A musician learning a new song might comppcate their abipty to remember an earper, prior knowledge tune. The term "retroactive interference," often referred to as "retroactive inhibition," describes the phenomenon in which more recent recollections prevent the recall of more distant ones. New data makes it more pkely that an old one will be forgotten. Retrospective interference sets in when any abipty has not been practiced repeatedly over prolonged periods. There are two types of constructive interference, whereas retro interference is often seen as higher prevalent and troublesome than proactive interference. The term "representational invariance" was coined by Muller and is now widely used in the scientific community. These forefathers of recollection research showed that cramming the time frame with activities and data significantly impacted the remembered key elements. Because it involves both competitiveness and learning to accept, retroactive intervention may be more disruptive than proactive forms of intervention.

Example

Let us pretend one is a grad student for a final exam. A lot may happen between the time one starts studying and sitting down to take the exam. During this time, a pupil has several options, including attending other courses, working, watching TV, reading books, and talking to others. Other recollections may arise, competing with the exam-related content the student studied and the natural degradation that occurs with time. If this person majored in history, they might have also studied related topics, which may be even more problematic.

Conclusion

Although interference is just one possible cause of forgetfulness, it plays a significant role in explaining why we forget. It might be very challenging to remember previously acquired knowledge if competing recollections interfere with one another. It may be especially challenging to recollect more recent experiences, which might impede learning. Although laboratory studies have shown that interference does occur and has an effect, it is far more challenging to attribute forgetfulness only to interference in real-pfe situations.