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Interference Theory

Interference Theory is a cognitive psychological theory that explains forgetting in short-term memory as the result of competition between stored representations, where incoming or retained information disrupts the retrieval of target information through proactive or retroactive interference.

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Publications

455

Generalized theory of interference, and its applications

S. Pancharatnam · Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section A · 1956 · 1.5K citations

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Principles of Learning and Memory

Bennet B. Murdock, Robert G. Crowder · The American Journal of Psychology · 1977 · 1.3K citations

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Interference theory of metamaterial perfect absorbers

Optics Express · 2012 · 936 citations · Full text

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Rethinking interference theory: Executive control and the mechanisms of forgetting

Michael C. Anderson · Journal of Memory and Language · 2003 · 933 citations

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Interference and forgetting.

Benton J. Underwood · Psychological Review · 1957 · 830 citations

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  1. MC
    Michael C. Anderson

    MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. NW
    Neil W. Mulligan

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    7 publications · 399 citations

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  3. LH
    Lynn Hasher

    University of Toronto, Canada

    7 publications · 471 citations

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  4. BJ
    Benton J. Underwood

    Northwestern University, United States

    6 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. LL
    Larry L. Jacoby

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    6 publications · 578 citations

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Institutions

403

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    9 h-index

    26 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. University of Oregon

    Eugene, United States

    9 h-index

    12 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    645 citations

  8. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan, China

    6 h-index

    25 publications

    1.9K citations

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  2. Journal of Experimental Psychology

    17 publications · 799 citations

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  3. Optics Express

    16 publications · 1.7K citations

    13

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  4. Memory & Cognition

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

    QJEP · 10 publications · 292 citations

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