PSYC 3330 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Interference Theory, Forgetting Curve, Synapse
31 Mar 2016
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Incidental forgetting: memory failures occurring without the intention to forget. Motivated forgetting: broad term encompassing intentional forgetting as well as forgetting triggered by motivations, but lacking conscious intention. Forgetting curve or retention function: logarithmic decline in memory retention as a function of time elapse, first described by. Ebbinghaus: qualitative relationship between memory and time, extremely rapid at first, but gradually slowed down over time, the rate of forgetting exhibited as more logarithmic than linear. Bahrick, bahrisk and wittlinger: tested memory for names and pictures of classmates, ability to recognize a face or a name remained high, ability to recall name in response to a face showed more extensive forgetting. Permastore: seems as though forgetting only occurs after a certain point might level out after 2 years. Overall retention is determined by initial learning. For well learned materials forgetting curve may flatten out after initial period of forgetting and show little additional forgetting over longer periods.
