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GCSE Psychology · key term
Information that helps someone access something stored in memory.
Used by AQA and OCR
Paper 1
A stimulus, such as a smell, sound or place, that helps a person access stored information.
Revise: Memory as an Active ProcessFeatures such as a place, sound or smell may later act as retrieval cues, helping the person access the memory. When those cues are absent, recall can become more difficult even though the information is still stored.
In an application question, explain which memories compete, which retrieval cues are missing, or how suggested information could enter a recollection.
Explain the link between an advertising technique and memory: for example, a familiar logo acts as a retrieval cue, helping the consumer recall the brand.
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Paper 2
A trigger that helps someone access a stored memory.
Revise: Information Processing and ForgettingRetrieval failure happens when information remains stored but cannot be accessed because an appropriate retrieval cue is absent. A cue is a trigger associated with a memory: a particular perfume, for example, might remind you of someone you knew.
A signal, such as an image, sound or word, that helps someone retrieve information from memory.
