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What is motivated forgetting and what are the two types associated with it?
Motivated forgetting is forgetting that arises from a strong motive or desire to forget, usually because the experience is too disturbing. The two types associated with it are suppression and repression.
What is the difference between suppression and repression in terms of memory?
Suppression is making a deliberate conscious effort to keep information out of conscious awareness, while repression is unconsciously blocking a memory from entering conscious awareness.
What is interference in memory, and what are the two types of interference?
Interference in memory occurs when other information prevents recall. The two types of interference are retroactive and proactive interference.
What are context cues and state-dependent cues in memory retrieval?
Context cues are dependent on the environment or situation in which the information was encoded, while state-dependent cues are related to the internal state (mood) during encoding.
What is retrieval failure in memory, and what are retrieval cues?
Retrieval failure occurs when information stored in long-term memory cannot be recalled due to lack of retrieval cues. Retrieval cues are hints or prompts that help recall information from long-term memory.
What is one strength and one limitation of the concept of motivated forgetting?
Strength: It explains why victims of abuse may be unable to recall traumatic experiences. Limitation: Research into motivated forgetting is often unethical as it can involve traumatizing individuals.
Explore the reasons behind why individuals might engage in motivated forgetting, focusing on the inability of abuse victims to recall traumatic experiences. Learn about the ethical concerns surrounding research on motivated forgetting. Delve into Freud's concepts of suppression and repression.
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