Psychology class. ‘My memory is fine’: Joe Biden rages as age question resurfaces

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‘My memory is fine’: Joe Biden rages as age question resurfaces

• Name two explanations for forgetting

• Distinguish between two types of interference

• Use interference theory to explain two instances of Joe Biden’s ‘memory loss’ mentioned in the article

• The article reports that Biden struggled to recall when his son Beau passed away. Can retrieval failure or interference account for this?

• What is meant by ‘flashbulb memory’? What is meant by ‘repression’? Can either of these account for Joe Biden forgetting about his son’s passing?

Danny Galbraith, St Bartholomew’s School