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WorksheetsTypes of Forgetting - Psychology WA Unit 3 Memory
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
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1.
Which of the following best describes the concept of forgetting?
a)
Inability to retrieve memories from the unconsious
b)
Not having enough time to store material
c)
Failure to store long term memories
d)
An error in trying to recall information
2.
What is retrieval failure?
a)
Forgetting information due to interference from other memories.
b)
Forgetting information due to the passage of time.
c)
Inability to recall information due to the absence of cues.
d)
Forgetting information due to lack of motivation.
3.
What is proactive interference?
a)
Forgetting old information due to the interference of new information.
b)
Forgetting new information due to the interference of old information.
c)
Forgetting information due to the passage of time.
d)
Inability to recall information due to the absence of cues.
4.
What is retroactive interference?
a)
Forgetting old information due to the interference of new information.
b)
Forgetting new information due to the interference of old information.
c)
Forgetting information due to the passage of time.
d)
Inability to recall information due to the absence of cues.
5.
What is motivated forgetting?
a)
Forgetting information due to interference from other memories.
b)
Forgetting information due to the passage of time.
c)
Inability to recall information due to the absence of cues.
d)
Intentionally forgetting information to avoid emotional discomfort.
6.
What is decay theory?
a)
Forgetting information due to interference from other memories.
b)
Forgetting information due to the passage of time.
c)
Inability to recall information due to the absence of cues.
d)
Intentionally forgetting information to avoid emotional discomfort.
7.
Which type of forgetting is characterized by the inability to recall information due to the absence of cues?
a)
Retrieval failure
b)
Proactive interference
c)
Retroactive interference
d)
Motivated forgetting
8.
Which type of forgetting is characterized by forgetting old information due to the interference of new information?
a)
Retrieval failure
b)
Proactive interference
c)
Retroactive interference
d)
Motivated forgetting
9.
Which type of forgetting is characterized by forgetting new information due to the interference of old information?
a)
Retrieval failure
b)
Proactive interference
c)
Retroactive interference
d)
Motivated forgetting
10.
Which type of forgetting is characterized by intentionally forgetting information to avoid emotional discomfort?
a)
Retrieval failure
b)
Proactive interference
c)
Retroactive interference
d)
Motivated forgetting
11.
Which type of forgetting is characterized by forgetting information due to the passage of time?
a)
Retrieval failure
b)
Proactive interference
c)
Retroactive interference
d)
Decay theory
12.
What are the two types of interference in forgetting?
a)
Proactive and retroactive interference
b)
Retrieval failure and decay theory
c)
Motivated forgetting and retrieval failure
d)
Decay theory and motivated forgetting
13.
What is the term for the process of bringing stored information back into conscious awareness?
a)
Forgetting
b)
Interference
c)
Retrieval
d)
Motivation
14.
If you watch a sequel to movie, and have trouble remembering if a character was in the first movie, you are experiencing...
a)
Repressive Memories
b)
Proactive Interference
c)
Retroactive Interference
d)
Memory Decay
15.
When Carlos was promoted, he moved into a new office with a new phone extension. Every time he is asked for his phone number, Carlos first thinks of his old extension, illustrating the effects of
a)
proactive interference.
b)
retroactive interference.
c)
encoding failure.
d)
storage failure.
16.
Retrieval cues are:
a)
a stimuli that help you access a certain memory
b)
activation of a particular association in memory
c)
inability to remember where, when or how previously learned info was acquired
d)
when false info is incorporated into one's memory after an event
17.
When you remember an old password instead of your current one, that is an example of _____________________.
a)
Retrieval
b)
Recognition
c)
Interference
d)
Encoding
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