PSYC 2145 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Media Multitasking, Visual Appearance, Sq3R
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Forgetting-failure to successfully retrieve the information you need when you need it. Forgetting occursvery rapidly(at least initially) and for different reasons. The forgetting curve-ebbinghaus (1885) contribution, (initial repetitions)-(relearning repetitions)/ initial repetitions. Repeated learning and the testing effect (keep testing yourself) Repeated exposure leads tonot enough information for effective learning and long term retention. Distributed (spaced) learning ismore effective than mass learning(cramming) Testing effect-was more beneficial for long term retention. Retention depends onthe kind of processing you do at encoding, deeper the processing at encoding the better the recall, developed by craik and lockhart (1972) Generation effect- what you generated on you own is remember better than what you simply read or heard. What to avoid when doing the generation effect: Simply rereading notes/texts for studying, make sure what you generate is accurate. Divided attention during encodingmakes later recall much worse, avoid distraction during learning.
