Explanations Of Forgetting - Retrieval Failure Due To Absence Of Cues Flashcards
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(RTS - Godden and Baddeley)
RTS context dependent forgetting - Godden and Baddeley
What are the three AO3 PEELS to evaluate retrieval failure due to absence of cues as an explanation of forgetting?
RTS - Godden and Baddeley - scuba diving
RTS - Goodwin et al - drunk/sober
Discussion - lacks mundane realism
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- they gave scuba divers a list of words to learn either on land or underwater
- they were then asked to recall lists either in the same location they learned it or the opp
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it was found that the ppts were more likely to forget the words if recalled in the opp location
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therefore, this supports context dependent forgetting bc it shows when there is a lack of ext memory cues of a diff env, forgetting is more likely, which is what theory suggests
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(RTS - Goodwin)
RTS state dependent forgetting was also conducted, by Goodwin
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- he asked male volunteers to learn a list of words when drunk or sober
- they were then asked to recall the words 24 hours later in either the same or opp state
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- it was found ppts were more likely to forget the words if recalled in opp state
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therefore, this supports state dependent forgetting bc it shows when there is a lack of int memory cues, forgetting is more likely
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(lacks mundane realism)
However, it could be argued research into retrieval failure due to an absence of cues such as those above, lacks mundane realism
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this is bc artificial tasks such as learning lists of words are often used
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- this means it is difficult to gen findings to everyday cases of forgetting
- as in rl we may learn more complex info that cannot be easily accessed with an in or ext cue
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therefore, reducing ext val of research and questioning retrieval failure due to an absence of cues as an exp for forgetting
