forgetting
Forgetting is the tendency to lose or be unable to retrieve information that was previously stored in memory. It can affect short-term (working) memory or long-term memory and may result from failures at encoding, storage, or retrieval.
The main explanations divide into decay, interference, and retrieval failure. Decay theory posits that memory traces
Encoding and consolidation play a key role. If information is not encoded well, it is easily forgotten.
Forgetting is not purely detrimental. We forget to discard irrelevant details and to reduce interference. However,
Forgetting can be categorized further as retrograde forgetting, loss of previously formed memories, and anterograde forgetting,
In research, the forgetting curve describes how memory declines over time without rehearsal. Practices such as