A01

• When does cue dependent forgetting occur?


  When information can't be accessed because the cue provided aren't sufficient
• What is hard to show?

  If information has been permanently lost from LTM
• What are the 3 types of cues?

  Verbal, context and state
• What is a verbal cue?

  Words that cue the memory
• What type of cue is a verbal cue?


  External
• What is a context cue?

  The place is cueing the memory
• What type of cue is a context cue?


  External
• What is a state cue?

  Emotion is cueing the memory
• What type of cue is a state cue?

  Internal
• What happens if any or all these cues are absent?

  Forgetting is likely
• Why is the forgetting likely?

  When you encode a memory you are encoding many kinds of information
• What types of things can act ad cue to help recall?

  Verbal information, visual/auditory/olfactory/tactile information, emotional state at the time and the information about the setting you are in