Retrieval Failure

Question 1

Define a ‘cue’.

Answer 1

• A ‘trigger’ of information that allows a person to access a memory.

Question 2

Define ‘context’ dependent learning.

Answer 2

• Occurs when the environment during recall is different from the environment a person was in when the learning occurred

Question 3

Define ‘state’ dependent forgetting.

Answer 3

• Occurs when a person’s mood or physiological state during recall is different from the mood they were in when they were learning (internal environment) for example drugs

Question 4

What was the aim of Godden and Baddeley’s research?

Answer 4

• To investigate context dependent forgetting

Question 5

What was the procedure of Godden and Baddeley’s research?

Answer 5

• Divers learned a list of words either underwater or on land and were then asked to recall the words either underwater or on land

Question 6

What was Carter and Cassadeys research’s aim?

Answer 6

To investigate State dependent forgetting