Question

According to the _______ memory traces fades away as the time passes.(Leak bucket hypothesis / trace distortion / interference theory)

Answer 1

Leak bucket hypothesis.

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Answer 2

Answer: Trace distortion

Explanation:

The Decay Theory of Forgetting

According to the trace theory of memory, physical and chemical changes in the brain results in a memory "trace." Information in short-term memory lasts several seconds and if it is not rehearsed, the neurochemical memory trace quickly fades.8 According to the trace decay theory of forgetting, the events that happen between the formation of a memory and the recall of the memory have no impact on recall.9

Trace theory proposes that the length of time between the memory and recalling that information determines whether the information will be retained or forgotten. If the time interval is short, more information will be recalled. If a longer period of time passes, more information will be forgotten and memory will be poorer.

The idea that memories fade over time is hardly new. The Greek philosopher Plato suggested such a thing more than 2,500 years ago. Later, experimental research by psychologists such as Ebbinghaus bolstered this theory.2

One of the problems with this theory is that it is difficult to demonstrate that time alone is responsible for declines in recall. In real-world situations, many things happen between the formation of a memory and the recall of that information. A student who learns something in class, for example, might have hundreds of unique and individual experiences between learning that information and having to recall it on an exam.

Was forgetting the date that the American Revolutionary War began due to the length of time between learning the date in your American History class and being tested on it? Or did the multitude of information acquired during that interval of time play a role? Testing this can be exceedingly difficult. It is nearly impossible to eliminate all the information that might have an influence on the creation of the memory and the recall of the memory.

Another problem with decay theory is it does not account for why some memories fade quickly while others linger. Novelty is one factor that plays a role. For example, you are more likely to remember your very first day of college than all of the intervening days between it and graduation. That first day was new and exciting, but all the following days probably seem quite similar to each other.