Forgetting

Question 1

What is cue-dependent forgetting?

Answer 1

•explains forgetting in the LTM as a retrieval failure
- The info is stored in the LTM but cannot be accessed - forgetting according to this is because of lack of cues

Question 2

What are the two types of cues?

Answer 2

1. Cues which are linked meaningfully to their info and to be remembered
2. Cues not linked to the info to be remembered

Question 3

Aim of Godden and Baddeley 1975 study?

Answer 3

Aim: Investigated the effects of environment on recall, it took place in scotland

Question 4

What was the procedure of G&B

Answer 4

18 divers from a driving club were asked to learn lists of 36 unrelated words of two or three syllables

Question 5

What were the 4 conditions of the procedure?

Answer 5

a. learn on beach- recall on beach
b. learn on beach- recall under water
c. learn under water - recall on beach
d. learn under water- recall under water

Question 6

Further research - Marian and Fousey 1986?

Answer 6

Found memory for a story was better if the language which it was presented and the language that was used to test memory was the same

Question 7

what is state dependent forgetting

Answer 7

State- dependent forgetting occurs when ur mood or physiological state during recall is different from the mood you were in while learning

Question 8

Goodwin et al 1969 alcohol study

Answer 8

48 male medical students participated on day 1 in a training session and on day 2 in testing.

Question 9

Goodwin et al 4 group

Answer 9

Group 1- Sober on both days
Group 2- Intoxicated on both days
Group 3- Intoxicated day 1 and sober day 2
Group 4- Sober day 1 and intoxicated day 2

Question 10

Evaluation of Goodwin et al alcohol study

Answer 10

Limited ecological validity- artificial may not reflect the way they perform in everyday life