Retrieval failure and schemas

According to the cognitive approach, we store information in __________, which are clusters of semantically connected information.

Which theory of forgetting suggests we forget because information is lost from long term memory?

• Interference theory

• Both theories

• Neither theory

• Retrieval failure

A __________ is a type of schema containing information about a group of people.

Which theory of forgetting suggests we forget because we are unable to access the information we want to recall from long term memory?

• Both theories

• Neither theory

• Retrieval failure

• Interference theory

Which theory of forgetting addresses issues with the retrieval of information from long term to short term/working memory?

• Retrieval failure

• Interference theory

• Both theories

• Neither theory

A ________ is a type of schema about how to behave in a particular situation (e.g., how to behave at a wedding).

A retrieval ___ is a piece of information linked to information we want to remember.

The change in environment from a quiet library to a noisy classroom might lead to __________ __________ forgetting.

According to the encoding specificity principle, the process through which new information is transferred to long term memory is called ________.

• A ____-__________ is a research method which uses secondary data. In this method, the researcher combines the results of multiple studies that have been conducted on the same research question.  

• Then, the researcher uses statistical methods to aggregate (I.e., combine) the results of the multiple studies to produce a single overall result.