Reasons for forgetting- retrieval failure

Question 1

What does retrieval failure suggest?

Answer 1

It suggests that we are unable to retrieve info due to the lack of cues
- the problem is with accessibility as we cannot access the info

Question 2

Encoding specifity principle - Tulving

Answer 2

For a cue to help us recall the info it has to be present at encoding and retrieval
- if cues available at encoding and retrieval are different or if cues are entirely absent at retrieval , there will be some forgetting

Question 3

What are internal cues ?

Answer 3

Emotions (state)

Question 4

What are external cues ?

Answer 4

Environment (context)

Question 5

What do we also encode when we learn the info?

Answer 5

The context in which we learn the info and the mental state we are in

Question 6

When does context deoendant forgetting occur ?

Answer 6

It can occur when the environment during recall is different from the environment you were in when you were learning

Question 7

What hapoens when the context at encoding and recall are the same ?

Answer 7

More words are remembered

Question 8

What did Godden and Baddeley investigate?

Answer 8

The effect of environment on recall