explanations for forgetting

Question 1

McGeoch + McDonald

Answer 1

participants learnt list of adjectives. Some spent 10 mins resting while others learnt new content. More similar new content to the original more recall declined. Rested group recalled most. Support for retroactive interference.

Question 2

Tulving

Answer 2

encoding specificity principle. Forgetting is due to lack of cues.

Question 3

Godden + Baddeley

Answer 3

list of words learnt underwater were better recalled underwater than on land. Support for context-dependent forgetting.

Question 4

Carter + Cassaday

Answer 4

recall better when words learnt on anti-histamines were recalled on antihistamines. Support for state dependent forgetting.