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Worksheets'Forgetting'
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why do we forget?
The memory has disappeared - it is no longer available
The memory is still stored in the memory system but, for some reason, it cannot be retrieved
The memory gets full and can't handle remembering information
According to the trace decay theory of forgetting, the events between learning and recall have no affect whatsoever on recall
True
False
Interference occurs in
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
Interference takes place when
New memories disrupt old memories while remembering
Forgetting something and trying to recall it
Information that is similar in format gets in the way of the information that someone is trying to recall
There are is one type of interference which is retroactive
True
False
When more recent information gets in the way of trying to recall older information
Inhibition inference
Retroactive interference
Retention inference
Proactive Interference
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
Inhibition interference
Retroactive interference
Retention interference
Proactive Interference
Difficulty in remembering a friend's new phone number after having previously learned the old number is an example of:
Retroactive interference
Proactive interference
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:
Retroactive Interference
Proactive Interference
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:
Retroactive interference
Proactive Interference
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:
Retroactive interference
Proactive Interference
