Module Outline |
Module 23: Forgetting and Memory
Construction |
Module 23 explains how information is forgotten or misconstrued. The module
begins with a review of the encoding, storage, and retrieval process described
in Module 22. |
Next, how encoding failures lead to forgetting is discussed. Ebbinghaus’s
forgetting curve is used to explain storage failure in forgetting
information. |
Forgetting as retrieval failure is explained by centering on the interference
effects of proactive and retroactive interference and how Freud’s concept of
repression operates. The module concludes by discussing how memories can be
altered, especially those of eye- witness testimonies and the memories of
abused children. |