Cue-dependent forgetting

ABSTARCT Forgetting is assumed to be a passive process. THEORY Retrieval-induced forgetting refers to the phenomenon in which retrieval of some studied items causes temporary inaccessibility of other studied items when both types are associated with a common retrieval cue. According to this view, the attempt to retrieve a target item also activates other items associated with the same retrieval cue(s), creating competition and requiring that the competing items be selected against. Intrinsic to such selection is the inhibition of competing items, which is then presumed to impair their subsequent recall. Thus, RIF can be thought of as an adaptive process that functions to resolve interference from competing information in order to facilitate…

It can be difficult to put a direct definition on the word “forgetting.” It can be simply known as the lack of being able to recall information. There are three key steps to memorizing: encoding, storage, and retrieval. These are the three processes that can also be interrupted to cause us to forget. A failure in encoding can mean that something was not actually memorized. This can be explained through not learning something, or by overlooking it. One of the examples in the textbook is…

more than our own. Furthermore, failing to remember can demonstrate disrespect and a lack of courtesy for other people. I have witnessed such dilemmas and their effects on multiple occasions and the impact they have had on me has become more and more profound over the years. As a young sixth grader, I thought my friend forgetting to turn in the petition for our campaign was as bad as it could get: I was ticked, I was upset. However, I was wrong. Nearly everyday, I witness fellow classmates…

where promises have been made, “forgetfulness is in certain cases suspended” (Nietzsche 40) so that fulfilling the promises becomes possible. He believes that making promises results in people dwelling so much on the past because the one making the promise has to ensure that the promise is kept. He believed that by making a promise, it is at that point that is the "making of a memory for the man who promises" (Nietzsche 45). Therefore, memory acts as a good reminder to prevent individuals from…

journey, the precious memories in his life. Furthermore, this pair of boots is also used as metaphor, which represents for the past to compare with the New Year. In my opinion, the poem also does contain a deep metaphor, that the author purposely compare between the old things, which have always been in his life, is more precious than the new thing. Baca talks about starting a fresh life on the occasion of New Year and thinks about forgetting every hard time he has gone through and decides move…

final production will keep all onstage and off stage crew organised, this includes organising/conducting rehearsals, blocking, light changes and set changes. This information will be recorded in a prompt book/script, this allows the stage manager to call each cue in technical rehearsals and to coordinate the onstage action with the time of the production. Together the stage manager and director build a smooth effective set…

complex human memory mechanisms; particularly within the last thirty years, the phenomenon of directed forgetting has been widely applied to both counselling professions; for suppression of previously traumatic events and also in general everyday use; as the ability to forget previous, unrequired information. Directed forgetting can be defined as an overall reduction in long-term memory, resulting from human demand to forget previously presented information used for learning purposes (Eysenck &…

It wasn 't until 2012 that we first noticed a change in your behavior. A once energetic and high spirited woman was experiencing changes and becoming lifeless and confused. We presumed old age was kicking in and thought that forgetting things was just a natural part of growing old. However it was not. The slow deterioration of my beautiful gran made our family aware that something more serious was going on, something that could not be explained by old age and inevitably something that could not…

the consequences of not being comfortable with her past by forbidding him from learning Spanish, which is something she truly regretted as he grew older. In relation to not teaching her seven year old son Spanish Salais states: “I am embarrassed that I foolishly kept my beautiful native language from him,” (181). Salais had turned her back to her Spanish culture in order to develop her American culture. The gift of being multicultural and bilingual is one that not many have, but the ones that do…

It starts with simple forgetfulness. “Where are my keys?” and “What day is it?” were questions that Betty began to ask when she reached her golden years. She was soon forgetting how to get to the grocery store and couldn’t remember the names of her children. Before long, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, and it was quickly advancing. For months, Betty’s family struggled with the tantrums she would throw when someone urged her to attempt to remember something. Betty knew she was…