Sarah is learning two different computer programming languages for her university module. She spends the morning studying Python and the afternoon studying Java. Later that evening, she struggles with her Java practice tasks, often writing Python code keywords instead of the Java equivalents.
To help her revise, her study partner shows her a list of general concept categories (such as 'conditional statements' or 'loops'). Once Sarah looks at these headings, she is instantly able to recall the correct Java commands.
Discuss two explanations for forgetting. Refer to Sarah's experiences in your answer.
39 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Forgetting. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.