Explicit memory & Forgetting

10 important questions on Explicit memory & Forgetting

What are 'Savings'? (Ebbinhaus forgetting curve)

Relative relearning time.

Relearning untill perfect.

What are the conclusions on the different forgetting curves?

- Similarity
- Effect of sleep
- Not identical: Ebbinghaus isn't 'The Forgetting curve'
- Drost 31 day point lower (10-week test period?)  
- Strong serial-position effect (Last syllables in a row learned much better)

What mathematical shape is forgetting?

Savings follows roughly a power function
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What is permastore? Who said this?

Bahrick
- Very well learned materials forgetting may stop
- Forgetting continues until about 3-12 years (depending on material) then halts

How long does forgetting continue? What is this dependent on?

(Permastore)

Forgetting continues 3-12 years
This depends on the material

What is proactive interference?

Recall on subsequent trials get worse & worse

Unexpected stimuli cause a release from the proactive interference

What is the fan effect?

The more you know the more you forget

(Associative interference)

What are the 2 theories of forgetting? What are their main points?

Interference theory: Forgetting is result of competition between 2 memories.

Inhibition theory: Forgetting is result of active monitoring. Information that's in the way is suppressed.

What is part set cuing?

Cuing a part of the list? Wat bedoelt jaapie hiermee (5b slide 36)

Is it good to research the learning curve equation?

NAH niffo.

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