Forgetting

Question 1

Define proactive interference

Answer 1

When old memories interfere with new memories

Question 2

Define Retroactive interference

Answer 2

When new memories interfere with old memories

Question 3

What is state dependent forgetting

Answer 3

Forgetting when learning and recalling are on different moods or physical states

Question 4

Describe Goodwins study on state dependent forgetting

Answer 4

Participants had to learn a word list either drunk or sober. Recall of words was best when they were both drunk during encoding and recall it sober during both encoding and recall

Question 5

What is context dependent forgetting

Answer 5

Forgetting when learning and recalling are in different environments

Question 6

Describe Abernathys study on context dependent forgetting

Answer 6

Students were tested in different conditions. 1) by there regular instructor in their usual teaching room/ different one. 2) by and different instructor in same room/ different room. Results were best when tested in their usual room by their usual instructor

Question 7

Desribe read watch related to retrieval failure

Answer 7

Tulvig and pearlstone gave participant a list of 48 words from 12 different categories
Recall was 40% accurate without retrieval cues
Recall was 60% accurate when the category given as a retrieval cue

Question 8

Define ‘cues’ in regard to memory

Answer 8

These are things that serve as triggers to a memory. They may be things about the memory like the Cateigry the word belonged to or the room in which you leaned it in

Question 9

Evaluation of interference

Answer 9

Limitation- uses artificial stimuli, such as lists of random words with no meaning.lacks mudane realism
Strength- uses lab experiments, high internal validity

Question 10

Retrieval failure evaluation

Answer 10

Limitation- findings of studies lack ecological validity( Baddleys deep diver experiment)