Robert A. Bjork - Long-Term Memory

The effect of context on memory

Everything we do occurs in a particular context.  How does this context influence our memory of events and facts that we want to recall?  According to Dr. Bjork, variability in study context will give a learner more potential retrieval cues to remember information.  In addition, recreating a situation similar to the one a particular memory was formed in will aid memory retrieval for some memories - especially over long periods of time.

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Personal background
Personal background
My interest in long-term memory
My interest in long-term memory
The NEW theory of Disuse
The NEW theory of Disuse
Dissociating learning from performance
Dissociating learning from performance
The theory of disuse and the role of forgetting in human memory
The theory of disuse and the role of forgetting in human memory
Storage strength vs. retrieval strength
Storage strength vs. retrieval strength
An example of adaptive memory in real life
An example of adaptive memory in real life
Retrieval induced forgetting
Retrieval induced forgetting
Using memory shapes memory
Using memory shapes memory
How to improve learning
How to improve learning
Desirable difficulties - slowing down learning
Desirable difficulties - slowing down learning
Spacing improves long-term retention
Spacing improves long-term retention
The benefits of interleaving practice
The benefits of interleaving practice
Input less, output more
Input less, output more
The effect of context on memory
The effect of context on memory
What's up next
What's up next
The future of learning
The future of learning