(8) Retrieving Memories

• Hermann Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve

  • The process of forgetting is initially rapid, then levels off w/ time

• Retrieval Cue

  • Hints that help trigger the recall of information stored in memory

• Encoding Specificity Principle

  • Remembering information in the same place we encoded it

• State Dependent Memory

  • What we learn in one state may be more easily recalled in that state

• Mood-Congruent Memory

  • Recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood

• Serial Position EFfect

  • Tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) & first items (primacy effect) in a list

• Interleaving

  • Retrieval practice that involves mixing topics while studying

• Tip of Tongue Phenomenon

  • Retrieval process doesn’t produce a complete response

context-dependent memory relies on the physical environment, state-dependent memory relies on the internal physical or mental state, and mood-congruent memory specifically focuses on recalling information that matches a person's current mood.