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Forgetting. Memory’s Dark Side. Forgetting. Forgetting. At what stage of memory can forgetting occur?. Forgetting Answer. Any stage. Forgetting. Tip of the Tongue Phenomenon is an example of forgetting at which stage of memory?. Forgetting Answer. Retrieval. Forgetting.
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Forgetting Memory’s Dark Side
Forgetting • At what stage of memory can forgetting occur?
ForgettingAnswer • Any stage
Forgetting • Tip of the Tongue Phenomenon is an example of forgetting at which stage of memory?
ForgettingAnswer • Retrieval
Forgetting • A clue, prompt, or hint that triggers recall • A question on a test is an example of this.
ForgettingAnswer • Retrieval Cue
Forgetting • Which is easier a recall test or recognition test?
ForgettingAnswer • Recognition Test
Forgetting • Better recall if tested in classroom where you initially learned information is an example of this type of memory based on a retrieval cues.
ForgettingAnswer • Context-Dependent Memory
Forgetting • Recall improved if internal physiological or emotional state is the same during testing and initial encoding
ForgettingAnswer • State-Dependent Memory
Forgetting • Positive mood will likely cause you to remember other times you were positive. This is an example of…
ForgettingAnswer • Mood Congruence
Forgetting • T or F: There is no such thing as having a perfect memory of something.
ForgettingAnswer • True
Forgetting • New or Old Memories can get in the way of us retrieving information in a process called…
ForgettingAnswer • Interference
Forgetting • This is your metal framework to interpret information. For instance, when a person says “dog” you immediately think of a certain kind of dog in your head. Your brain uses these to complete the gaps in your memory.
ForgettingAnswer • Schemas
Forgetting • Type of memory that is distorted and inaccurate memory that feels completely real and is often accompanied by all the emotional impact of a real memory.
ForgettingAnswer • False Memory
Forgetting • When the true source of the memory (how, when, & where it was acquired) is forgotten.
ForgettingAnswer • Source Confusion
Forgetting • This person’s studies showed us that memory can be distorted easily that it most likely is an imperfect reconstruction of events.
ForgettingAnswer • Elizabeth Loftis
Forgetting • Incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event. • Like the professor in the eyewitness video saying “I think he had a funny nose.”
ForgettingAnswer • Misinformation Effect
Forgetting • When it comes to memory it is important to remember that memory is always a ___________.
ForgettingAnswer • Reconstruction
Forgetting • Are children’s memories very accurate?
ForgettingAnswer • No, they are open to suggestion.
Forgetting • This showed that there is a rapid forgetting of information at first but then it levels out over time.
ForgettingAnswer • Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve
Forgetting • Ebbinghaus proved that the more ______ spent learning something the more info a person would retain.
ForgettingAnswer • Time
Forgetting • At what process of memory does not paying attention cause the most forgetting?
ForgettingAnswer • Encoding
Forgetting • When an OLD memory interferes with remembering NEW information
ForgettingAnswer • Proactive Interference
Forgetting • When a NEW memory interferes with remembering OLD information
ForgettingAnswer • Retroactive Interference
Forgetting • When something is too upsetting, your unconscious mind tries to protect you from by preventing you from remembering it.
ForgettingAnswer • Repression
Forgetting • When you consciously try to forget something. • Remember the number we said to forget in class?
ForgettingAnswer • Suppression
Forgetting • The theory that states that memories fade away over time.
ForgettingAnswer • Decay Theory
