explanations for forgetting

• What is the main topic of the psychoboost video?

  Explanations for forgetting
• What common experience illustrates forgetting in the video?

  Forgetting why you entered a room
• What are the two types of interference discussed?

  • Proactive interference
  • Retroactive interference
• What is proactive interference?

  Old information interferes with new information
• What is retroactive interference?

  New information disrupts recall of old information
• How does similarity of information affect interference?

  Similar information increases likelihood of interference
• What role does time sensitivity play in interference?

  Smaller time gaps increase likelihood of interference
• Who conducted research on retroactive interference?

  Schmidt
• What did Schmidt's research find about recalling street names?

  More recent moves led to fewer recalled names
• Who conducted research on proactive interference?

  Greenberg and Underwood
• What was the outcome of Greenberg and Underwood's study?

  Recall decreased with more learned word lists
• What is cue-dependent forgetting?

  • Information is in long-term memory
  • Cannot access it without correct cues
  • Influenced by contextual information during encoding
• What is the encoding specificity principle?

  Memory recall is influenced by contextual cues
• What are context-dependent cues?

  Cues from the external environment that trigger memories
• Which study demonstrated context-dependent cues?

  Godden and Baddeley's study
• What did Godden and Baddeley find about recall?

  Recall was better in the same environment
• What are state-dependent cues?

  Cues from internal states like mood or arousal
• Who conducted research on state-dependent cues?

  Overton
• What did Overton find about recall in different states?

  Recall was better in the same state
• What are category-dependent cues?

  Cues linked to organized information for recall
• Who provided evidence for category-dependent cues?

  Tolving and Pearlstone
• What was the outcome of Tolving and Pearlstone's study?

  Categorized recall was significantly better
• What are some practical applications of forgetting research?

  • Revision strategies for students
  • Improving eyewitness testimony accuracy
  • Cognitive interview techniques
• What does interference theory suggest about forgetting?

  Forgetting may be a temporary process
• What is a limitation of interference theory?

  It can't explain all everyday forgetting
• What is a criticism of memory research methods?

  Many studies lack mundane realism
• What is the focus of the next psychoboost video?

  Factors affecting eyewitness testimony accuracy