explanations for forgetting

Question 1

what is interference

Answer 1

forgetting due to one memory blocking the other causing memory to be forgotten

Question 2

what are the two types of interference

Answer 2

pro active - old memory interfere with new one

retro active - new memory interfere with old one

Question 3

what is retrieval failure

Answer 3

a form for forgetting, happens when we dont have the right cues memory is available just not accessible

Question 4

what are encoding specificity principles

Answer 4

context - dependent forgetting - recall dependent on external cues (weather or place)

state - dependent forgetting - recall dependent on internal cues (feeling upset or drunk)

Question 5

what is the research for context - dependent forgetting

Answer 5

godden and baddely - diver test
divers learnt list of words in different conditions

when conditions matched the recall was better - learnt on land and recall in water

Question 6

what is the research for state - dependent forgetting

Answer 6

cater and cassady - drug test
made participants drowsy
see how they learn and recall with and without the drug

mismatch between internal state at learning and recall performance was worse.