Explanations for foggeting

Question 1

What is interference theory

Answer 1

Suggests there is interference between two pieces of infomation that coflict with each other. Resulting in one or both pieces for infomation being forgoten

Question 2

What are the two types of interference

Answer 2

Retroactive interference and Proactive interference

Question 3

What is proactive interference

Answer 3

When an older memory interferes with a newer one

Question 4

What is retroactive interference

Answer 4

When a newer meory interferes with an older one

Question 5

Research support for interference

Answer 5

Dallenbatch left 2 groups of roaches in a maze to figure out the way out of the maze. One group went to sleep and others could do anthing. Next day group with no interference (slept) escaped the maze earlier. Suggesting interference plays a part in memory recall.

Question 6

What is the retriaval failure due to sbsence of cues

Answer 6

If we cannot remember infomation it may be due to being in not familiar situation to when memory was originally stored

Question 7

Different types of cues

Answer 7

• context cues
• state cues
• orginisational cues

Question 8

What is a orginisational cue

Answer 8

Help us arrange and structure knowladge and materials

Question 9

What are state cues

Answer 9

When internal enviroment is different at recall to how it was encoded

Question 10

What are context cues

Answer 10

when the external enviroment is different at recall to when it was encoded