Forgetting and Interference
Psychology ⇒ Learning and Memory
Forgetting and Interference starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how context-dependent memory can help reduce forgetting.
Describe one real-life example of retroactive interference.
Describe one way to reduce interference when studying for exams.
Describe the main idea behind the interference theory of forgetting.
Describe the role of time in the decay theory of forgetting.
A person is unable to remember events that happened before a head injury. What type of amnesia is this? (1) Retrograde amnesia (2) Anterograde amnesia (3) Childhood amnesia (4) Motivated forgetting
A student finds it difficult to remember new math formulas because they keep recalling old ones. What type of interference is this? (1) Proactive (2) Retroactive (3) Decay (4) Motivated forgetting
A student studies French and then starts learning Spanish. Later, the student finds it difficult to remember French vocabulary because of the Spanish words. What type of interference is this? (1) Proactive (2) Retroactive (3) Decay (4) Repression
A person is unable to remember events that happened before a head injury. What type of amnesia is this? (1) Retrograde amnesia (2) Anterograde amnesia (3) Childhood amnesia (4) Motivated forgetting
A student finds it difficult to remember new math formulas because they keep recalling old ones. What type of interference is this? (1) Proactive (2) Retroactive (3) Decay (4) Motivated forgetting
A student studies French and then starts learning Spanish. Later, the student finds it difficult to remember French vocabulary because of the Spanish words. What type of interference is this? (1) Proactive (2) Retroactive (3) Decay (4) Repression
What is the term for the process by which information is lost from memory over time? (1) Encoding (2) Forgetting (3) Retrieval (4) Consolidation
Fill in the blank: _______ amnesia is the inability to form new memories after a brain injury.
Fill in the blank: _______ cues are external or internal stimuli that help trigger the recall of information from memory.
Fill in the blank: _______ interference occurs when new information makes it harder to remember old information.
Fill in the blank: According to the _______ theory, forgetting happens because memories are replaced or blocked by other memories.
True or False: Decay theory can fully explain all cases of forgetting.
True or False: Decay theory states that memories fade because the physical memory trace in the brain weakens over time.
True or False: Forgetting always means that the memory is erased from the brain.
True or False: Interference can occur in both short-term and long-term memory.
