1
Q
What is forgetting
A
When learnt information can’t retrieved
2
Q
Why is some information the STM forgotten
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The information is no longer available because of the limited capacity or duration of STM. Or it may be displaced (pushed out) of decayed (faded away)
3
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Why does LTM forget
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- decaying (availability problem)
- information is hard to retrieve (accessibility problem)
- information is confused (interference problem)
4
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What are the two types of interference
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- Retroactive Interference
- Proactive interference
5
Q
What is retroactive interference
A
Where new information interferes with the ability to recall older information
AQA A-Level Psychology
flashcards
Decks in class (34)
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Section 1 : Social Influence - Conformity58
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Section 1 : Social Influence - Conformity To Social Roles20
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Section 1 : Social Influence - Resistance To Social Influence17
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Section 1 : Social Influence - Minority Influence and Social Change43
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Section 1 : Social Influence - Obedience To Authority58
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Section 5 : The Approaches in Psychology - The Origins of Psychology21
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Section 5 : The Approaches In Psychology - Behaviourism75
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Section 5 : The Approaches in Psychology - The Cognitive Approach59
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Section 5 : The Approaches in Psychology - The Biological Approach45
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Section 5 : The Approaches in Psychology - The Psychodynamic Approach47
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Section 5 : The Approaches In Psychology - Humanistic Approach47
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Section 4 : Psychopathology - Defining Abnormality15
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Section 4 : Psychopathology - Depression, Phobias, OCD57
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Section 4 : Psychopathology - The Cognitive Approach to Depression22
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Section 4 : Psychopathology - The Behavioural Approach to Phobias22
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Section 4 : Psychopathology - The Biological Apporach to OCD24
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Section 3 : Attachment - Attachment28
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Section 3 : Attachment - Animal Studies of Attachement17
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Section 3 : Attachment - Explanations of Attachments18
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Section 3 : Attachment - Types of Attachment25
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Section 3 : Attachment - Disruption of Attachement20
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Section 3 : Attachment - Effects of Institutionalism15
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Section 3 : Attachment - Early Attachments And Later Relationships12
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Section 2 : Memory - Types of Memory34
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Section 2 : Memory - Models of Memory1
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Section 2 : Memory - Forgetting5
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Section 2 : Memory - Eyewitness Testimony1
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Section 7 : Research Methods78
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Section 6 : Biopsychology - The Nervous System39
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Section 6 : Biopsychology - The Endocrine System21
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Section 6 : Biopsychology - Localisation of Function27
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Section 6 : Biopsychology - Plasticity11
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Section 6 : Biopsychology - Studying the Brain20
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Section 6 : Biopsychology - Biological Rhythms22
