Unit 2 - Forgetting and Other Memory Challenges

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Forgetting curve

Describes memory decline over time.

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Encoding failure

Information never properly encoded.

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Proactive interference

Old information disrupts new learning.

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Retroactive interference

New information disrupts old recall.

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Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

Temporary inability to recall a word.

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Repression

Blocking anxiety-inducing memories.

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Misinformation effect

Memory distortion from misleading information.

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Source amnesia

Misattributing memory sources.

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Constructive memory

Using general knowledge to fill gaps in recall.

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Imagination inflation

Belief in false memories from imagined scenarios.