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What is retrieval?
Back
Retrieval is bringing stored information back into awareness.
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4 Retrieval and Forgetting Free Online FlashCards
Study 4 Retrieval and Forgetting with 12 free online flashcards. Review key terms, definitions, and concepts with this interactive flashcard deck.
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Front
What is a retrieval cue?
Back
A retrieval cue is a prompt or piece of information that helps bring a memory to mind.
03
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How do cued recall and recognition differ from unaided recall?
Back
Cued recall provides a hint, while recognition presents the studied item itself; both are generally easier than recall without an explicit prompt.
04
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What does the encoding specificity principle state?
Back
A cue is most useful when it connects with information that was present or meaningfully processed during learning.
05
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Does recreating the learning context guarantee better recall?
Back
Recall may improve when some learning-context features are reinstated, but matching the original setting does not guarantee remembering.
06
Front
What is a tip-of-the-tongue experience?
Back
A tip-of-the-tongue experience is feeling that a word or name is known but being unable to produce it at that moment.
07
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Why can intense searching fail to recover information that was poorly learned?
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Information that was never adequately encoded cannot be recovered simply by searching memory more intensely.
08
Front
What does decay theory propose?
Back
Decay theory proposes that a memory trace becomes less accessible over time, particularly without rehearsal or use. Time alone does not prove decay caused a lapse.
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What is proactive interference?
Back
Proactive interference occurs when older learning disrupts memory for newer learning.
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What is retroactive interference?
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Retroactive interference occurs when newer learning disrupts memory for older learning.
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What makes memories especially likely to interfere with one another?
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Interference is more likely when competing information is similar, such as several passwords, names, or procedures.
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What is retrieval failure?
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Retrieval failure occurs when information remains stored but the available cues do not provide effective access to it.
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