CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Harriet became nervous and forgot the name of her boyfriend’s sister. Her forgetting can best be explained by
A
Context Dependent Memory
B
State Dependent Memory
C
Elaborative Rehearsal
D
Long Term Memory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -State-dependent memory is a phenomenon where people are more likely to retrieve memories that were created in similar states of consciousness. For example, if you learned something while drunk, you will have a higher chance of remembering it if you are also drunk.

Detailed explanation-2: -Short-term memory It allows us to remember, for example, a name, a number or a list of elements.

Detailed explanation-3: -The trace decay theory of forgetting states that our memory will fade away with time if we don’t access it regularly. Neurochemical changes, known as memory traces, occur in an individual’s brain when they learn new information.

Detailed explanation-4: -Suppose you have just learned a seven-digit phone number when you are given another number to memorize. Your short-term memory doesn’t have the capacity to store both information. In order to recall the new phone number, you’ll have to forget the first one.

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