Retrieval Failure Due To Absence Of Cues

Question 1

AO3 research to support

Answer 1

Research to support context dependent forgetting was conducted by Godden and baddeley (1975) scuba divers were given a list of words to learn either on land or under water they were asked to recall the list in either the same setting they learned or the opposite. It was found that the participants were more likely to forget the words if tested in the opposite location to where they had learned the words this supports context dependent forgetting because it demonstrates that when there is a lack of external cues forgetting is more likely to

Question 2

Research to support state dependent forgetting

Answer 2

Research to support state dependent forgetting was conducted by Goodwin et al (1969) male volunteers were asked to learn a list of words when either dunk or sober they were then asked to recall the words 24 hours later in either the same state or opposite if was found that participants were more likely to forget the words if tested in the opposite state to which they had learned the words. This gives support to state dependent forgetting because it demonstrates that when there is a lack of internal memory cues forgetting is more likely

Question 3

AO3

Answer 3

However it could be argued that the research into retrieval failure due to an absence of cues such as those described above lacks mundane realism this is due to the use of artificial tasks such as learning list of words are often used therefore it is difficult to generalise the findings to everyday cases of forgetting as in real life we may be learning much more complex information such as psychological theories that may not be easily assessed with an internal or external cue therefore reducing the external validity of the research and questioning retrieval failure due to an absence of cues as an explanation for forgetting