Memory Booklet 2 Flashcards
What is forgetting
Failure to rember
What is interference
Explanation for forgetting in terms of one memory disrupting the ability to recall another
What is retroactive interference
Current attempts to learn something interfere with lasts
New number so forget old
What is proactive interference
Past learning interferes with current attempts t learn something
Rember old address and forget new
Weakness of interference
Interference more likely to occur in lab
Lacks mundane realism and ecological validity
2 strengths of interference
Lab study
Ecological valid is real life
Study for retro active interference
George muller gave list of nonsense syllables to learn for 6 mins, retention interval, had to recall
Recall was worse if had interview task
Interview produced RI cos task interfered with old learning
Study for proactive interference
Underwood analysed findings from other studies and coven life’s when participants learnt word lists they don’t learn later lists cos of earlier lists
What is retrieval failure
Occurs due to absence of cues
What are cues
Serve as a reminder, External stimuli that leads to the brain engaging in a process
What is the encoding specificity principle
Tulving and thompson proposer memory is most effective If info that was present at encoding is available at retrieval the
What are context cues
Inhibits memory as it lacks environmental cues, scuba divers study baddeley
Whatare state cues
Being in different state or mood can inhibit memory
Overton drunk vs diver study
