Ebbinghaus' Forgetting Curve - Psychology WA Unit 3 Memory

Who is credited with the discovery of the forgetting curve?

• Sigmund Freud
• Ivan Pavlov
• Hermann Ebbinghaus
• Carl Jung

What is the forgetting curve?

• A curve that shows the relationship between time and memory retention.
• A curve that shows the relationship between time and forgetting.
• A curve that shows the relationship between time and learning.
• A curve that shows the relationship between time and attention.

What did Ebbinghaus discover about the forgetting curve?

• Memory retention decreases rapidly in the first few hours after learning.
• Memory retention remains constant over time.
• Memory retention increases with time.
• Memory retention decreases gradually over time.

Ebbinghaus discovered that most forgetting occurs:

• in relaxed surroundings
• immediately after learning
• a week after learning
• when in a similar state

What factors affect the rate of forgetting?

• Age and gender
• Motivation and intelligence
• Stress and anxiety
• Interference and time

What is interference in the context of the forgetting curve?

• The process of replacing old memories with new ones.
• The process of losing memories due to brain damage.
• The process of forgetting due to the presence of competing information.
• The process of strengthening memories through repetition.

What is the primary cause of forgetting according to the forgetting curve?

• Lack of attention during learning.
• Failure to encode information into long-term memory.
• Inability to retrieve information from long-term memory.
• Interference from other memories.

What strategies can be used to improve memory retention?

• Repeating information multiple times.
• Using mnemonic devices.
• Practicing retrieval of information.
• All of the above.

What is the spacing effect?

• The tendency to remember information better when it is presented in a spaced-out manner.
• The tendency to remember information better when it is presented all at once.
• The tendency to remember information better when it is presented visually.
• The tendency to remember information better when it is presented orally.

If you want to remember someone's name and use the memory technique of repeating it over and over, you would be using ____ to keep the name in _____

• Mnemonics; Long-term memory

• Maintenance rehearsal; Short-term memory

• Elaborative rehearsal; Short-term memory

• Selective attention; Sensory memory

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