Asha learned to speak Spanish fluently during a gap year. Three years later, she started an intensive course in Italian. Now, when she tries to speak Spanish to her old host family, she finds herself accidentally using Italian words instead.
With reference to Asha's experience, explain how interference theory accounts for forgetting.
Outline one limitation of interference theory as an explanation of forgetting.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Forgetting with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 39 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
