Other types of memory, Amnesia and Forgetting

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1. Which forgetting theory states that information is not forgotten it is just hard to retrieve because retrieval cues are not well remembered?

  • Repression (motivated forgetting) theory
  • Poor retrieval (cue dependent) theory
  • Confusion (interference) theory
  • Fading away (trace decay) theory
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2. What is proactive interference?

  • Old information makes it hard to remember new information
  • New information makes it hard to remember old information

3. What is the minimum that continuous motor skills will be remembered for?

  • 3 years
  • 2 years
  • 1 year
  • Lifetime

4. During a sleep experiment by Jenkins & Dallenbach (1924), did pps remember more if they went to sleep or if they carried on as normal?

  • Learning was the same for both
  • Learnt more if they slept
  • Learnt more if they carried on

5. What type of forgetting has 40% loss in the first two years?

  • Foreign language
  • Face and names
  • Autobiographical events

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