Forgetting Flashcards
Define context.
Context refers to stimuli present during learning that are not directly relevant to what is learned.
What is cue-dependent forgetting?
When cues that were present during training are absent during testing and performance suffers.
Define declarative memory.
Declarative memory consists of records of explicit knowledge, and involves things that can be expressed in words, pictures, or gestures.
What is delayed matching to sample?
When the animal is prevented from behaving for a short period of time following presentation of a sample.
Define episodic memory.
Episodic memory is a subdivision of declarative memory, memory for personally experienced events.
What is the extinction method?
Putting a behavior on extinction after a retention interval and measuring the rate of extinction.
Define forgetting.
Forgetting is a deterioration in performance following training.
What is free recall?
When an individual is given the opportunity to perform a previously learned behavior.
What is gradient degradation?
A flattening of a generalization gradient indicating forgetting has occurred.
What is nondeclarative memory?
Records of learning that cannot be expressed, records of implicit knowledge.
Define overlearning.
The better something is learned, the more slowly it is forgotten.
What is paired-associate learning?
A person learns a list of paired words and tries to repeat it.
Define proactive and retroactive interference.
Proactive interference is when previous learning interferes with present recall; retroactive recall is when what we have learned increases forgetting of previous learning.
What is procedural memory?
A kind of nondeclarative memory where procedures are remembered; the ability to perform is there, but not the ability about performing.
What is prompted/cued recall?
Presenting hints or cues not present during training to increase liklihood that behavior will be produced.
