Explanations For Forgetting - Cue Dependent Forgetting

Question 1

What is cue dependent forgetting?

Answer 1

Info in LTM but forgetting happens due to absence of appropriate cues encoded at the same time (encoding specify principle)

Question 2

What is context dependent forgetting?

Answer 2

Aspects of external environment work as cues to memory (sight, sounds, smells)
So being in different places would inhibit memory as we would lack environmental cues

Question 3

What is state dependent forgetting?

Answer 3

Aspects of internal environment work as cues to memory (emotions, drugs, arousal)
So being in different emotional state would inhibit memory as we would lack state dependent cues.

Question 4

What are Category/Organisational cues?

Answer 4

Providing cues that relate to organisation/category of memories may aid recall as it’s easier to find a file if draws are labelled
Most effective cues have fewer things associated with them
Lack of organisational/category cues may inhibit memory