Long-term Memory
Long-term Memory
Long-term Memory
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• Bahrick’s (1983) Delaware, Ohio experiment<br />
– real-life demonstration of forgetting curves<br />
– students and alumni of Ohio Wesleyan were asked<br />
• free recall of streets, buildings, and landmarks<br />
• using a map, write in street names, buildings, and landmarks<br />
(visually cued)<br />
• recognition of streets, buildings, and landmarks (matching)<br />
– current students who had been there different<br />
amounts of time provided learning curves<br />
• buildings and landmarks learned faster<br />
– alumni of different ages provided forgetting curves<br />
• buildings and landmarks forgotten more slowly
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