Explanations For Forgetting✅

Question 1

Two explanations for forgetting

Answer 1

Interference theory

Retrieval failure

Question 2

Two types of interference

Answer 2

Retroactive and proactive

Question 3

Retroactive interference

Answer 3

New memories interfering with old memories

Question 4

Proactive interference

Answer 4

Old memories interfering with the retrieval of new memories

Question 5

Study that supports retroactive i

Answer 5

Muller

Question 6

Study that supports proactive

Answer 6

Underwood

Question 7

Example of proactive

Answer 7

Changing password in your phone and remembering the old one but not the new

Question 8

Example of retroactive

Answer 8

Learning Spanish in year 9, and then French in year 10 and then being tested on Spanish

Question 9

interference

Answer 9

Explanation for forgetting in terms of one memory disrupting with the recall of another

Question 10

Muller and underwood advantage

Answer 10

Both in a lab, so they were controlled, although lacks ecological validity

Question 11

Retrieval failure

Answer 11

Occurs due to the absence of cues. Based on the idea that the issue relates to being able to retrieve a memory that is available but not accessible

Question 12

Cues

Answer 12

Things that serve as a reminder

Question 13

Cues can be

Answer 13

External or internal

Question 14

External

Answer 14

If all the cues are in the same place it’s easier to retrieve the info

Question 15

Internal

Answer 15

Linked to a persons state when encoding a memory, if a persons in the same state as they were when encoding they’ll get the best retrieval

Question 16

Who researched into retrieval failure

Answer 16

Tulving and pearlstone