Research has shown that more forgetting occurs when a person stays awake for learning and is then exposed to other new material

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Julianne Garcia

9 October, 08:03

Research has shown that more forgetting occurs when a person stays awake for learning and is then exposed to other new material

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Liana Thompson · Answer 1

This research demonstrates: retroactive interference

retroactive interference refers to a situation when new learning activities became a hindrance for our memory to remember the previous material.

In order to fully memorize a certain information, it would be best if we put a time-space between each materials rather than shoving all of them at the same time.