Thisdemonstrates how memory fade happens over time, with the steepest decline occurring shortly after learning new information. This natural process affects everyone, though the rate varies by individual and type of information.
Forgetting Curve
Bonus: Ebbinghaus forgetting curve
Another term for Spearman's Central Intelligence Theory
g factor
Remembering a friend's phone number from memory is an example of this, but spotting a friend's face in a crowd is not
Recall
Past learning interferes with new learning
Proactive Interference
Linguistic, Musical, and Naturalistic are all examples
Gardner Multiple Intelligence Theory
Recalling events better when in a similar emotional state
Mood-congruent memory:
info never makes it to long-term memory in the first place
Encoding Failure
This theory focuses on analytical, creative, and practical intelligence.
Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
Knowing you've heard a song before when it plays on the radio is an example of
Recognition
The mind unconciously protects itself by blocking access to traumatic memories or information.
Repression
(mental age / chronological age) x 100
IQ
You remember content but forget where you learned it
Source Amnesia
the documented rise in intelligence scores across generations
Flynn Effect