Long-term Memory Forgetting - 2
Long-term Memory Forgetting - 2
- Decay Model of Forgetting
- Idea: Whatever is stored, the trace becomes weaker over time until we are unable to retrieve it.
- Operates in short-term sensory store (~1 second for iconic memory) and working memory (~30 seconds).
- Represents a storage failure.
- Very hard to test since cannot remove other possible explanations:
- Interference.
- Retrieval Failure.
- At present time, decay theory is not a major theory.