Explanations for Forgetting

• What is the main topic of the psychoboost video?

  Explanations for forgetting
• 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 result 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 the encoding specificity principle
• What is the encoding specificity principle?

  Memory retrieval is influenced by contextual cues
• What are the three types of retrieval cues?

  • Context-dependent cues
  • State-dependent cues
  • Category-dependent 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?

  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?

  Tulving and Pearlstone
• What did Tulving and Pearlstone's study demonstrate?

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

  • Revision strategies for students
  • Improving eyewitness testimony accuracy
  • Techniques like cognitive interviews
• What does interference theory suggest about forgetting?

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

  It cannot explain all everyday forgetting
• What is a criticism of memory research methods?

  Many studies lack mundane realism
• What should students do to prepare for exams according to the video?

  Like and subscribe for more videos
• What is the significance of the cognitive interview?

  • Used to improve eyewitness testimony
  • Based on findings from cue-dependent forgetting
  • Helps retrieve more accurate memories