Failing to retrieve an event does not mean that this specific event has been forever forgotten. Research has shown that there are a few health behaviors that to some extent can prevent forgetting from … See more

One of the first to study the mechanisms of forgetting was the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1885). Using himself as the sole subject in his experiment, he … See more

Forgetting can be measured in different ways all of which are based on recall:
Recall
For this type of measurement, a participant has to See more

The four main theories of forgetting apparent in the study of psychology are as follows:
Cue-dependent forgetting
Cue-dependent forgetting (also, context-dependent forgetting) or retrieval failure, is the failure to recall a See more

Forgetting can have very different causes than simply removal of stored content. Forgetting can mean access problems, availability … See more

Psychologists have called attention to "social aspects of forgetting". Though often loosely defined, social amnesia is generally considered to be the opposite of collective memory. … See more

• Amnesia
• Cue-dependent forgetting
• Experience curve effects
• Educational psychology See more