Explanations for Forgetting

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Which explanation suggests that 2 pieces of information disrupt each other, resulting in one or both being forgotten or distorted?
Interference theory
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Which type of interference is it when an older memory interferes with a newer one?
Proactive
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Which type of interference is it when a newer memory interferes with an older one?
Retroactive
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Which two psychologists researched the effects of similarity, in 1931?
McGeoch and McDonald
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Which explanation suggests that people forget because of insufficient cues at the time of recall?
Encoding specificity principle
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What is the term used to describe when something can’t be remembered because cues needed aren’t present?
Retrieval failure
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Context-dependent forgetting depends on what kind of cue?
External
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What term is used to describe that a cue is present when information is learnt?
Encoding
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What term is used to describe that a cue is present when the information is being recalled?
Retrieval
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Which two psychologists conducted research into context-dependent forgetting, in 1975?
Golden and Baddeley
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State-dependent forgetting depends on what kind of cue?
Internal
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Which two psychologists conducted research into state-dependent forgetting, in 1998?
Carter and Cassaday
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