Forgetting persentation

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FORGETTING


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UNDERSTANDING THEINDIVIDUAL


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Meaning of forgetting

The term forgetting has several meanings:

The information was never storedproblem ofavailability

The information was stored, but it is difficult toretrieve-problem of accessibility(tip of the tongue)

Confusion problem of interference

Absentmindedness- problem of habit, attention,and automatic responses.

Generally, forgetting is the inability to recall orrecognize material which was previously stored inmemory.


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DEFINITIONS

True learning is judicious forgetting.

-Adam

Forgetting is failing to retain or able to recall

what has been acquired.

-Nunn

Forgetting means failure at anytime to recall an

experience when attempting to do so, or toperform an action previously learned.

-James Drever


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CHARACTERISTICS OFFORGETTING:

It is the inability of retaining an impression in the

mind.

Like memory, forgetting is also a mental process.

When there is memory, there is bound to be

forgetting.

Forgetting usually occurs in the initial stage of a

learning process. Once understanding of thesubject matter develops, forgetting decreases.


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CAUSES OF FORGETTING


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Lack of Interest: One usually forgets about thoseobjects or idea in which he has no interest. Sometimesone remembers something for a long time buteventually if he loses interest in it, he forgets it.

Therefore a teacher should try to generate interest inthe students while teaching in the classroom so thatthey remember the subject matter well.

Old Age: An old man forgets more easily than ayounger one. This is mainly because of physical and

nervous weakness. With age, body cells and organsdegenerate and they affect the motor abilities as wellas the mental processes like memory.


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Brain Injury: Serious brain injury especially of the

cerebrum area definitely affects the power to

memorize. The cerebrum of the brain determines

complex mental functions like thinking, learning,memorizing, imagination etc. If this part is injured

them memorization becomes difficult.

Lapse of Time: Forgetting occurs with lapse of

time. Impressions created in the mind as a result

of learning fade away with the passage of time.


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Lack of Practice: When the learnt material is

not practiced frequently, then forgettingoccurs. A well organized material is easilyremembered and can be practiced frequently. Ateacher should carefully organize the subjectmatter and encourage the students to practice

so often that they can remember it well. Emotional Condition: Uncontrolled emotions

like fear, anxiety,, anger etc. lead to anindividuals forgetfulness. In situations where

an individual is emotionally charged, i.e. if he istoo angry or too afraid of something then hetends to forget a learnt material.


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Retroactive Inhibition: If something is learnt soonafter another, then the material previously learntis forgotten. If no time gap is given between thelearning of the two items then this retroactiveinhibition results in.

Repression: Repression is the process ofdeliberately trying to forget unpleasantexperiences and pushing them into the depth ofthe mind. However too much repression is notbeneficial for the individual as these may findexpression in undesirable manner.


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Use of Drugs and Alcohol: Addiction to

intoxicating drugs or alcohol has a detrimental

effect on our nervous system and this seriously

hampers memory.


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Forgetting Curve Herman Herman Ebbinghaus, 1885

subjects memorize a list of meaningless, three

letter words

tracked how quickly his subjects forgot the words

became known as the Ebbinghaus or Forgetting

Curve


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FORGETTING CURVE

There is a normal curve for forgetting new

information

Hermann Ebbinghaus did experiment on himself using

nonsense syllables

- After 20 mins he remembered 70%

- After 1 hour her remembered 54%

- After 1 day he remembered 38%

- After 2 days he remembered 28%- After a month remembered 21


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