Memory And Forgetting

Hermann ebbinghaus

18-30 seconds

Short-term memory

Almost a decade

Long-term memory

Hermann Ebbinghauss

Father of studying memory, pure memory and forgetting through experiments

The Memory Theory

States that the first introduction of the information in our brain, the retention is low, but as the time passed by it gradually decline

The Forgetting Curve

The first 20 minutes—9 hours is forgettable

The Spacing Effect

States that a study session that is spread out is much more retainable than 1 block

The Serial Position effect

States that the beginning and the ending are much more memorable than the middle part

Active Recall

Forcing yourself to remember through test, quiz and mock exams rather than re-reading the material

Spaced Repetition

before the knowledge is about to fade, review it.

Encoding

Initial process of memory. It requires perception, to register information through memory.

Storage

Retention of the encoded information

Retrieval

Getting the stored information out of the memory

Forgetting

Inability to retrieve a piece of information.

Retrieval Failure

Inability to recall the stored information

Decay Theory

States that the stored memory in the long-term memory disintegrates when it is not been used

Retroactive

old information blocking new ones

Proactive

new Information blocking old ones