First eperimental study of forgetting - studied list of nonsense syllables and re-learned after variable time intervals: 21 min to 31 days - forgetting: rapid at first, gradually slows down
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What is consolidation?
Memories grow stronger (consolidate) due to frequency of retrieval and deep processing - older memory traces are most likely to be consolidated therefore less sensitive to being forgotten
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What is decay?
Memory traces spontaneously fade over time - time itself causes forgetting
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What is interference?
Cognitive events during a retention interval that causes forgetting - interference is more important in forgetting than decay
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What is proactive?
Old items interfere with retrieval of new items
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What is retroactive?
New items interfere with retrieval of old items
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How can context dependent memory affect retrieval?
Being in the wrong context can cause forgetting
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What is a flashbulb memory and give evidence?
Memory of a highly dramatic and surprising event that preserves the less important details of the context as strongly as the core event - Brown&Kulik (1977): FBM are more accurate and immune to forgetting compared to ordinary memories
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What is eyewitness testimony and give evidence?
Important part of evidence presented in court - judges decisions have crucial consequences - Loftus&Palmer (1974): EWT memories can be distorted by the wording of questions
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What is a traditional interview?
Uninterrupted account followed by guided questions
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What is a cognitive interview?
Maximise the amount of information that an eyewitness may recall
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What is consolidation?
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Memories grow stronger (consolidate) due to frequency of retrieval and deep processing - older memory traces are most likely to be consolidated therefore less sensitive to being forgotten
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