Context-Dependent And State-Dependent Forgetting

Question 1

Context-dependent forgetting definition

Answer 1

Occurs when there is an absence of external cues (for example the environment we were in) which were present at the time of learning and are not present when we try to remember.

Question 2

Context-dependent forgetting example

Answer 2

Not being able to remember something because you are in a different room from when you learnt that information

Question 3

State-dependent forgetting definition

Answer 3

Occurs when there is an absence of internal cues (our mood, emotions or physical state) that were present at the time of learning and are not present when we try to remember.

Question 4

State-dependent forgetting example

Answer 4

Not being able to remember something because you are in a different mood to when you learnt that information.