Encoding specificity principle - retrieval failure Flashcards
What did Tulving 1983 suggest?
if a cue is to help, it must be presented at encoding or retrieval
What do cues use?
many mnemonic techniques
Who did Golden and Baddeley 1975 carry out research on?
deep sea divers working underwater
What was Golden and Baddeleys procedure?(context depending forgetting)
divers learned a list of words either underwater or on land, then asked to recall either on land or underwater
Golden and Baddeley condition 1?
learn on land - recall on land
Golden and Baddeley condition 2?
learn underwater - recall on land
Golden and Baddeley condition 3?
learn on land - recall underwater
Golden and Baddeley condition 4?
learn underwater - recall underwater
What did Golden and Baddeley find?
40% lower recall in non-matching conditions, resulting in retrieval failure
What did Carter and Cassidy 1998 give?(state dependent forgetting)
antihistamines to participants
What did participants have to do? (Carter and Cassidy)
learn a list of words and phrases in a different psychological state
Condition 1 Carter and Cassidy?
learn off drugs - recall when on drugs
Condition 2 Carter and Cassidy?
learn on drugs - recall when off drugs
Condition 3 Carter and Cassidy?
learn on drugs - recall when on drugs
Condition 4 Carter and Cassidy?
learn off drugs - recall when off drugs