In Harry Bahrick’s study, he found participants to be really good at recognizing the __________ of old high school classmates.
The theory that states that memories fade due to passage of time is __________.
According to the study on memory interference conducted by McGeoch and McDonald (1931), as interference __________, retention __________.
Flashbulb memories are believed to be __________ and __________ memories of a significant event.
Explain the three measures of retrieval and forgetting that Herman Ebbinghaus studied using nonsense syllables.
Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: There are three measures of retrieval and forgetting: recall, a measure in which an individual brings learned information back to conscious awareness; recognition, a measure in which a person identifies previously learned information; and relearning, a measure in which a person is asked to learn information a second time. Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: There are three measures of retrieval and forgetting: recall, a measure in which an individual brings learned information back to conscious awareness, recognition, a measure in which a person identifies previously learned information, and relearning, a measure in which a person is asked to learn information a second time.
Karen has been having a difficult time remembering the verbs in her new French class because she keeps mixing them up with the verbs she learned in her old Spanish class. This is an example of __________.
In studies measuring retrieval, information retrieved can be measured as the amount of information lost, which is called __________, or the amount of information retained, which is called __________.
The idea that one cannot forget something they’ve never learned is called __________.
Explain the difference between retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia.
Retrograde amnesia is the loss or impairment of memories formed before the onset of amnesia. Anterograde amnesia is the inability or difficulty forming new memories after the onset of amnesia.
Explain the difference between proactive interference and retroactive interference.
Proactive interference occurs when previously learned information makes it harder to remember new information. Retroactive interference occurs when newly learned information makes it harder to remember information learned earlier.
Describe one theory of forgetting.
Decay theory proposes that memories fade over time, especially when they are not used or retrieved.
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