Forgetting and Interference
Psychology ⇒ Learning and Memory
Forgetting and Interference starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how chunking can help reduce forgetting.
Describe one real-life example of retroactive interference.
Describe the main findings of Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve.
Describe the role of retrieval cues in context-dependent memory.
Explain how sleep can reduce interference and improve memory retention.
A person cannot remember details of a traumatic event. Which type of forgetting might this illustrate? (1) Motivated forgetting, (2) Proactive interference, (3) Decay, (4) Context-dependent forgetting
A student learns a list of words in the morning and a different list in the afternoon. In the evening, the student has trouble recalling the morning list. What is the most likely explanation? (1) Proactive interference, (2) Retroactive interference, (3) Decay, (4) Encoding failure
A student studies French and then Spanish. Later, the student has trouble remembering French vocabulary because of the Spanish words. What type of interference is this? (1) Proactive, (2) Retroactive, (3) Motivated, (4) Decay
A person cannot remember details of a traumatic event. Which type of forgetting might this illustrate? (1) Motivated forgetting, (2) Proactive interference, (3) Decay, (4) Context-dependent forgetting
A student learns a list of words in the morning and a different list in the afternoon. In the evening, the student has trouble recalling the morning list. What is the most likely explanation? (1) Proactive interference, (2) Retroactive interference, (3) Decay, (4) Encoding failure
A student studies French and then Spanish. Later, the student has trouble remembering French vocabulary because of the Spanish words. What type of interference is this? (1) Proactive, (2) Retroactive, (3) Motivated, (4) Decay
What is the term for the process by which information is lost from memory over time? (1) Encoding, (2) Retrieval, (3) Forgetting, (4) Consolidation
Fill in the blank: _______ interference occurs when new information makes it harder to recall old information.
Fill in the blank: _______ interference occurs when previously learned information hinders the learning of new information.
Fill in the blank: According to the _______ theory, memories are lost because the physical memory trace in the brain fades over time.
Fill in the blank: The _______ effect refers to the improved recall of information presented at the beginning of a list.
True or False: Decay theory can fully explain all cases of forgetting.
True or False: Forgetting is always a sign of brain damage or disease.
True or False: Interference can occur at both the encoding and retrieval stages of memory.
True or False: Interference is more likely to occur when learning similar types of information.
