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Flashcards in Forgetting Deck (8)
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1
Q

experiments on memory assume if you can’t retrieve a memory…

A

its forgotten

2
Q

forgetting information from short term memory is thought to be down to an…

A

availability problem

3
Q

the information is no longer available because…

A

of the limited capacity or the limited duration of short term memory

4
Q

the information may have been…

A

pushed out/displaced

5
Q

long term forgetting can be caused by

A

decay

6
Q

what other reasons are there for forgetting in long term memory?

A

information was stored but unable to retrieve

the information is confused

7
Q

information was stored but unable to retrieve

A

an accessibility problem

8
Q

the information is confused

A

an interference problem