Abstract

ORGAZ, Cristina et al. Retroactive interference between cues trained apart: Empirical evidence and theory. Escritos de Psicología [online]. 2008, vol.2, n.1, pp.85-96. ISSN 1989-3809.

Retroactive interference between cues trained apart was long ago studied in the Psychology of Memory, within the paired associate tradition. Current theories of learning, however, predict that interference between cues should not occur if they are trained elementally. Here we review the available evidence on retroactive interference between cues trained apart and show that this effect is very similar to other, classical effects, in the area of learning, such as interference between outcomes and competition between cues. We suggest that a stronger connection between these research areas is important, as common mechanisms are quite possibly responsible for all these effects. Finally, we discuss whether associative or the causal inference mechanisms currently studied in the area of learning could provide a satisfactory explanation for these effects.

Keywords : Retroactive interference; associative learning; causal learning.

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