Explanations of Forgetting
- Created by: Sam Chaloner
- Created on: 30-01-15 12:48
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- Explanations of Forgetting
- Biological - reductionist
- Less likely to forget things that are funny, interesting or distinctive.
- Emotional factors of forgetting - repression/ flash bulb memories
- Less likely to forget things that are funny, interesting or distinctive.
- STM
- Limited capacity exaplin...
- Info lost...
- Displacement
- STM
- Limited capacity exaplin...
- Info lost...
- Displacement
- Displacement
- Info lost...
- Limited capacity exaplin...
- STM
- Displacement
- Info lost...
- Limited capacity exaplin...
- LTM
- Godden & Badderly (1975)
- Divers remembered list of words on land
- x2 recall on land
- Info easily recalled in the same conditions info learnt
- Than underwater
- Extrinsic context info learnt give cues helps recall
- Forgetting may occur - lack of extrensic retrieval cues
- Research - pschological + emtoitional state cues help recall
- Forgetting depends on intrinsic stae
- Research - pschological + emtoitional state cues help recall
- Forgetting may occur - lack of extrensic retrieval cues
- Info easily recalled in the same conditions info learnt
- Than underwater
- x2 recall on land
- Divers remembered list of words on land
- Sigmus Freud
- Unconcious mind represses memories
- Prevent anxiety
- Ego defence mechagnisms - protect the ego
- Prevent anxiety
- Unconcious mind represses memories
- Williams (1994)
- 1/3 of girls sexually abused... Couldn't recall
- DId recall 'recovered' memories
- 1/3 of girls sexually abused... Couldn't recall
- Biological - reductionist
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