Explicit memory & Forgetting
10 important questions on Explicit memory & Forgetting
What are 'Savings'? (Ebbinhaus forgetting curve)
Relearning untill perfect.
What are the conclusions on the different forgetting curves?
- 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?
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What is permastore? Who said this?
- 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?
Forgetting continues 3-12 years
This depends on the material
What is proactive interference?
Unexpected stimuli cause a release from the proactive interference
What is the fan effect?
(Associative interference)
What are the 2 theories of forgetting? What are their main points?
Inhibition theory: Forgetting is result of active monitoring. Information that's in the way is suppressed.
What is part set cuing?
Is it good to research the learning curve equation?
Zoom in on underlying mechanisms & develop formal models for these, then discover shape of learning
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