6.10-6.11: Forgetting

Question 1

Adaptive Forgetting

Answer 1

being able to clear out useless memories makes more space for useful ones

Question 2

Proactive Interference

Answer 2

old Information interferes with the learning of new Information

Question 3

Retroactive Interference

Answer 3

new Information interferes with the retrieval of old Information

Question 4

Curve of Forgetting

Answer 4

Ebbinghaus, graph shows that rate of forgetting is steepest immediately after learning and flattens over time

Question 5

Distributed Practice

Answer 5

spacing the study of material by using breaks between study periods

Question 6

Massed Practice

Answer 6

studying an entire body of material at once

Question 7

Encoding Failure

Answer 7

failure to process Information into Memories due to not paying attention

Question 8

Memory Trace Decay

Answer 8

if a Memory Trace is not used over time, the memory will become harder to retrieve

Question 9

Disuse

Answer 9

memories that are not used will become weaker and lost

Question 10

Interference Theory

Answer 10

Long-Term Memories are always stored but become harder to access and new Information comes in