Transcript Forgetting
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 • A clue, prompt, or hint that triggers recall • A question on a test is an example of this. Forgetting Answer • Retrieval Cue Forgetting • Which is easier a recall test or recognition test? Forgetting Answer • 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. Forgetting Answer • Context-Dependent Memory Forgetting • Recall improved if internal physiological or emotional state is the same during testing and initial encoding Forgetting Answer • State-Dependent Memory Forgetting • Positive mood will likely cause you to remember other times you were positive. This is an example of… Forgetting Answer • Mood Congruence Forgetting • T or F: There is no such thing as having a perfect memory of something. Forgetting Answer • True Forgetting • New or Old Memories can get in the way of us retrieving information in a process called… Forgetting Answer • 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. Forgetting Answer • 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. Forgetting Answer • False Memory Forgetting • When the true source of the memory (how, when, & where it was acquired) is forgotten. Forgetting Answer • 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. Forgetting Answer • 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.” Forgetting Answer • Misinformation Effect Forgetting • When it comes to memory it is important to remember that memory is always a ___________. Forgetting Answer • Reconstruction Forgetting • Are children’s memories very accurate? Forgetting Answer • 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. Forgetting Answer • Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve Forgetting • Ebbinghaus proved that the more ______ spent learning something the more info a person would retain. Forgetting Answer • Time Forgetting • At what process of memory does not paying attention cause the most forgetting? Forgetting Answer • Encoding Forgetting • When an OLD memory interferes with remembering NEW information Forgetting Answer • Proactive Interference Forgetting • When a NEW memory interferes with remembering OLD information Forgetting Answer • Retroactive Interference Forgetting • When something is too upsetting, your unconscious mind tries to protect you from by preventing you from remembering it. Forgetting Answer • Repression Forgetting • When you consciously try to forget something. • Remember the number we said to forget in class? Forgetting Answer • Suppression Forgetting • The theory that states that memories fade away over time. Forgetting Answer • Decay Theory Forgetting • This type of amnesia is probably caused by the fact that when you are so young the part of your brain used for making memories is not fully formed yet (hippocampus). Forgetting Answer • Infantile Amnesia Forgetting • Usually caused by injury this type of amnesia prevents a person from forming new memories. Forgetting Answer • Anterograde Amnesia Forgetting • Usually caused by injury this type of amnesia prevents the person from remembering anything from before the injury or trauma. Forgetting Answer • Retrograde Amnesia