Trainee museum guides learn eight unfamiliar names for ceramic objects while sitting in Room A. They do not rehearse the names during the next 48 hours. Two groups are then tested in a different room.
| Group | Condition before the test | Mean number of names recalled out of 8 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No reminder is provided | 3.1 |
| 2 | A photograph of Room A is shown | 6.8 |
Explain why the results support retrieval failure rather than decay as an explanation of forgetting.
A third group is shown a photograph of an unfamiliar room before being tested. Suggest the mean number of names this group is likely to recall. Justify your answer.
37 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 5.1 Key Concepts, covering 5.1.1 Stages of information processing, 5.1.2 Types of forgetting, and 5.1.3 Brain, neurological damage and memory. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.