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'Forgetting'

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do we forget?

a)

The memory has disappeared - it is no longer available

b)

The memory is still stored in the memory system but, for some reason, it cannot be retrieved

c)

The memory gets full and can't handle remembering information

2.

According to the trace decay theory of forgetting, the events between learning and recall have no affect whatsoever on recall

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Interference occurs in

a)

Short-term memory

b)

Long-term memory

4.

Interference takes place when

a)

New memories disrupt old memories while remembering

b)

Forgetting something and trying to recall it

c)

Information that is similar in format gets in the way of the information that someone is trying to recall

5.

There are is one type of interference which is retroactive

a)

True

b)

False

6.

When more recent information gets in the way of trying to recall older information

a)

Inhibition inference

b)

Retroactive interference

c)

Retention inference

d)

Proactive Interference

7.

When you memorize a list of information, and when remembering a later part of the list, an earlier memorized part of the list gets in the way

a)

Inhibition interference

b)

Retroactive interference

c)

Retention interference

d)

Proactive Interference

8.

Difficulty in remembering a friend's new phone number after having previously learned the old number is an example of:

a)

Retroactive interference

b)

Proactive interference

9.

When we get a new phone number and then when someone asks us for the number we may fall into the trap of giving them our old one because we are just getting used to the new phone number is an example of:

a)

Retroactive Interference

b)

Proactive Interference

10.

When a student remembers better what he learned at the end of the school year in comparison to the beginning of the school year is an example of:

a)

Retroactive interference

b)

Proactive Interference

11.

When you start learning a new language, for example, Italian, but you’ve learned Spanish before that, what you may experience is that you could end up mixing the vocabulary or grammar of the two languages simply because you’re already used to how the first language is spoken is and example of:

a)

Retroactive interference

b)

Proactive Interference