Types of forgetting
Information never enters memory
What is encoding faliure?
old info blocks new info
What is proactive interference?
memory loss
what is amnesia
memory changes by misleading info
what is the misinformation effect
forgetting someones name immediately
what is encoding failure
Memory fading over time
what is storage decay?
new info blocks old info
What is retroactive interference?
forgetting past memories
what is retrograde amnesia
forgetting where info came from
what is source amnesia
forgetting old password after learning a new one
what is retroactive interference
inability to access stored memory
What is retrieval failure?
Mixing up Spanish and French vocabulary
What is interference?
cannot form new memories
what is anterograde amnesia
blocking painful memories unconsciously
what is repression
knowing an answer but cant say it
what is retrieval failure
Why do we forger over time?
Memory Weakens or decays.
Studying two subjects back to back causes confusion
What is interference
Brain injury causing memory problems
What is amnesia
why are eyewitness memories unreliable
they can be influenced or changed
trauma leading to memory loss
what is amnesia
example of retrieval failure
Knowing it but cant recall it
Why does interference happen
memories compete with eachother
which type affects learning new info
What is anterograde amnesia
example of misinformation effect
mixing up old and new notes while studying
what is interference