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Self-defining memories
The theory of retrieval failure explains the factors that cause blurring of memory. Forgetting occurs when an individual fails to retrieve the information from memory. This reflects that the information had never reached the long-term memory so the likelihood of forgetting specific information is high. When information is not transferred to the long-term memory it will be deleted soon.
Forgetting occurs in everyday life when an individual fails to recall the information stored in memory. Although information was stored in the memory but cannot be remembered for some reason. This occurs due to the traced decay that is an automatic fading of memory. This occurs when mind stores information only for 15 to 30 seconds. The delays between recalling and learning also make retrieval impossible.
When I remember phone number I forget it more often. This is because the phone number was in the brain only for a couple of seconds. Theory of retrieval failure explains this phenomenon. When someone tells me a cell number it stays in the memory only for 15 to 20 seconds. As I have not memorized the number it remains in the short-term memory. The number was never transmitted to the long-term memory. This causes decay of the information. When I try to recall the number I am unable to retrieve it because it only remained in the brain for a few seconds. I have also witnesses trace decay when I don't recall number for many days. Forgetting occurs because I attempt to recall the number after many hours. If I would have recalled the number several times, it would have remained in the memory. Delay in recalling causes removal of the information shortly because it is not passed to the long-term memory.
Reference
Feldman, Robert S. Understanding Psychology. McGraw-Hill Education, 2013.
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