Cognition
What is encoding failure?
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates encoding failure?
What is the key difference between proactive and retroactive interference?
In a study, participants watched a video of a car accident. Some participants were later asked, 'How fast were the cars going when they smashed into each other?' while others were asked, 'How fast were the cars going when they hit each other?' The 'smashed' group reported higher speed estimates. This is an example of:
A student learns vocabulary for a Spanish test but forgets a large portion of it within the first few hours. However, the amount they remember after a week remains relatively stable. Which concept best explains this phenomenon?
A student is having trouble remembering their new locker combination because they keep recalling their old combination. What type of interference is this?
A therapist is working with a client who was involved in a car accident. The therapist is careful to avoid using leading questions or suggesting details that the client did not directly observe. What ethical principle is the therapist MOST directly addressing by taking these precautions?
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According to the forgetting curve, when does the most significant decline in memory occur after learning new information?
What does the forgetting curve demonstrate about the relationship between time and memory retention?
A researcher is designing an experiment to test the effects of different encoding strategies on memory retention. Which of the following would be the MOST effective control measure to isolate the impact of encoding?