Memory: retrieval failure Flashcards
What is retrieval failure?
-forgetting things because of a lack of cues
What do cues do?
-help access the memory
What is the encoding-specificity principle?
-information present at learning should be present at recall to aid memory
What is context-dependent forgetting?
-where we are can act as a cue
What is state-dependent forgetting?
-how we feel can act as a cue
What are some things in support for retrieval failure?
-Goodwin:
.participants learnt words sober or drunk, they were then tested either sober or drunk and the recall was worse if tested where they didn’t learn
-Godden and Baddley:
.participants learnt words on land or underwater, they were then tested either on land or underwater and the recall was worse if tested in a different place to where they learnt
What doesn’t support retrieval failure?
-retrieval cues don’t always work (so many different cues present at time of learning)