4.5 Memory and Recall Flashcard

Front

What is it called when you identify previously learned information with the help of cues?

Back

Recognition

Front

Which type of memory test requires retrieving information without any prompts?

Back

Recall

Front

What term describes learning information a second time and doing it more quickly?

Back

Relearning

Front

Why might a student forget test material because they studied in a different room than where the test is taken?

Back

Context-dependent cues

Front

What type of amnesia involves the inability to form new memories after a brain injury?

Back

Anterograde amnesia

Front

When you’re in a happy mood and start remembering other joyful events, which memory principle is at work?

Back

Mood-congruent memory

Front

What is the most likely reason for forgetting when you feel like the information is “on the tip of your tongue”?

Back

Retrieval failure

Front

A person forgets events from their life before a head injury but can still form new memories. What type of amnesia is this?

Back

Retrograde amnesia

Front

What term refers to when new information makes it harder to recall old information?

Back

Retroactive interference

Front

Why might someone keep typing an old password instead of remembering their new one? Options: Retroactive interference, Retrieval failure, Proactive interference, Context-dependent cues

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Proactive interference