Forgetting

Question 1

what is interference

Answer 1

when one memory is blocked by another

-causes forgetting or distorted memories

Question 2

what are the 2 interference types?

Answer 2

Retroactive

Proactive

Question 3

what is proactive interference

Answer 3

when an old memory interferes with a new one being stored

Question 4

what is retroactive interference

Answer 4

when a new memory interferes with an old stored memory

Question 5

what is McGeoch and McDonald study?

Answer 5

looked at memory similarity and links to interference

Ps had to correctly learn word list then were given a new list

• synonyms
• antonyms
• unrelated words
• nonsense
• 3 digits
• no new list
• best recall was shown by those who didnt learn a new list
• worst recall+list of synonyms (shows similarity causes more interference problems

Question 6

what is retrieval failure ?

Answer 6

• when a memory cannot be accessed due to not having right cues

Question 7

what is a cue?

Answer 7

a trigger that allows us to access a memory

Question 8

what are the 2 retrieval failure types?

Answer 8

context depending and state depending

Question 9

what is state depending forgetting?

Answer 9

internal cues eg. drugs

Question 10

what is context forgetting?

Answer 10

external cues eg. environment

Question 11

context depending study

Answer 11

Godden and Baddeley
DIVERS
learn -underwater  recall- underwater
learn- on land  recall- on land
learn- on land  recall - underwater 
learn- underwater  recall-  on land

lower recall when environment was mix-matched

Question 12

state depending study

Answer 12

Cassidy and carter

• ANTIHISTAMINE STUDY
• gave Ps the drug that decreased alertness
• were asked to learn word lists in 4 different ways
• learn on drug, recall on drug
• learn on drug, recall off drug
• learn off drug, recall off drug
• learn off drug, recall on drug

same state=better recall of words