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Retrieval & Forgetting

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Part 1: Retrieval Cues

🧠 Retrieval & Forgetting

Part 1 of 7 — Retrieval Processes

1. Recall

retrieving information without cues (essay questions)

2. Recognition

identifying previously learned info (multiple choice)

3. Retrieval cues

stimuli that help access stored memories

4. Context-dependent memory

same environment aids recall

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### Key Points

  • Recall: retrieving information without cues (essay questions)
  • Recognition: identifying previously learned info (multiple choice)
  • Retrieval cues: stimuli that help access stored memories
  • Context-dependent memory: same environment aids recall

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Part 2: Recall vs Recognition

## Forgetting Theories

Part 2 of 7 — Forgetting Theories

1. Ebbinghaus forgetting curve

rapid initial forgetting

2. Encoding failure

information never encoded properly

3. Storage decay

memory traces fade over time

4. Retrieval failure

information is stored but inaccessible (tip-of-tongue)

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### Key Points

  • Ebbinghaus forgetting curve: rapid initial forgetting
  • Encoding failure: information never encoded properly
  • Storage decay: memory traces fade over time
  • Retrieval failure: information is stored but inaccessible (tip-of-tongue)

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Part 3: Forgetting Curve

## Memory Distortion

Part 3 of 7 — Memory Distortion

1. Misinformation effect (Loftus)

post-event info alters memory

2. Source monitoring

forgetting where we learned something

3. False memories

confident but inaccurate recollections

4. Imagination inflation

imagining events makes them feel real

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  • Misinformation effect (Loftus): post-event info alters memory
  • Source monitoring: forgetting where we learned something
  • False memories: confident but inaccurate recollections
  • Imagination inflation: imagining events makes them feel real

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Part 4: Interference Theory

## Amnesia Types

Part 4 of 7 — Amnesia Types

1. Anterograde amnesia

can't form new memories (H.M.)

2. Retrograde amnesia

can't recall past memories

3. Infantile amnesia

few memories before age 3

4. Dissociative amnesia

memory loss due to psychological trauma

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  • Anterograde amnesia: can't form new memories (H.M.)
  • Retrograde amnesia: can't recall past memories
  • Infantile amnesia: few memories before age 3
  • Dissociative amnesia: memory loss due to psychological trauma

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Part 5: Memory Distortion

## Improving Memory

Part 5 of 7 — Improving Memory

1. Spacing effect

distributed practice > massed practice

2. Testing effect

retrieval practice improves retention

3. Elaborative rehearsal

connecting to existing knowledge

4. Mnemonic devices

method of loci, acronyms, visual imagery

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  • Spacing effect: distributed practice > massed practice
  • Testing effect: retrieval practice improves retention
  • Elaborative rehearsal: connecting to existing knowledge
  • Mnemonic devices: method of loci, acronyms, visual imagery

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Part 6: Problem-Solving Workshop

## Problem-Solving Workshop

Part 6 of 7 — Problem-Solving Workshop

1. Identifying forgetting mechanisms

Identifying forgetting mechanisms

2. Analyzing misinformation scenarios

Analyzing misinformation scenarios

3. Evaluating eyewitness testimony reliability

Evaluating eyewitness testimony reliability

4. Designing memory improvement strategies

Designing memory improvement strategies

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  • Identifying forgetting mechanisms
  • Analyzing misinformation scenarios
  • Evaluating eyewitness testimony reliability
  • Designing memory improvement strategies

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Part 7: AP Review

## Synthesis & AP Review

Part 7 of 7 — Synthesis & AP Review

1. Forgetting is normal and adaptive

Forgetting is normal and adaptive

2. Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive

Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive

3. Eyewitness testimony is unreliable

Eyewitness testimony is unreliable

4. AP exam

forgetting and distortion questions

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  • Forgetting is normal and adaptive
  • Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive
  • Eyewitness testimony is unreliable
  • AP exam: forgetting and distortion questions

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