Forgetting

• what is Interference

  Forgetting because one memory blocks another, causing the other memory to disappear or be forgotten
• what is proactive interference

  Forgetting occurs when older memories already stored disrupt the recall of newer memories. The degree of forgetting is greater when the memories are similar
• what is retroactive Interference

  Forgetting occurs when newer memories disrupt the recall of older memories already stored. The degree of forgetting again is greater when memories are similar
• what is retrieval Failure

  a form of forgetting - it occurs when we don't have the necessary cues to access memory. The memory is available but not accessible unless a suitable cue is provided
• what is a cue

  a trigger of information that allows us to access a memory
• are context dependent cues internal or external

  external
• are state dependent cues internal or external

  Internal