L9 - Forgetting: Retrieval Failure

Question 1

Retrieval Failure theory

Answer 1

Forgetting occurs in absence of appropriate retrieval cues.

Question 2

What are retrieval cues

Answer 2

When info initially placed in memory, data associated with this info stored at same time. Then if these retrieval cues are not available when recall, appears as if u have forgotten the info, but rly u cannot access it at the time.