Why Do We Forget Things ? āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§ā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŋ āϝāĻžāĻāĻ ?
Why Do We Forget Things ?
Memory forms when the brain stores information. Some memories are weak if we do not pay enough attention. Unused information can fade over time. New information can interfere with older memories. Stress, lack of sleep, or distraction can affect recall. That is why we sometimes forget things.
Important Words: i. Brain, ii. Memory, iii. Fading, iv. New Information, v. Recall
Key Point: We forget things when memories are weak, fade with time, or become hard to recall.
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MCQ on “Why Do We Forget Things?”
1. Where are memories stored ? āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’āϤ āϏāĻā§°āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Heart B. Brain C. Hand D. Stomach
Ans: B. Brain
Explanation: The brain stores information as memory. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻāĻā§ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻā§°āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. What happens if we do not pay attention ? āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āύāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Memories become stronger B. Memories become weak C. Eyes close D. Ears stop working
Ans: B. Memories become weak
Explanation: Lack of attention makes memories weak. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻā§° āĻ
āĻāĻžā§ąāϤ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Unused information can ______ over time. āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āύāĻā§°āĻž āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ ______āĨ¤
A. grow B. shine C. fade D. jump
Ans: C. fade
Explanation: Information may slowly disappear if unused. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āύāĻā§°āĻž āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϧā§ā§°ā§ āϧā§ā§°ā§ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. What can interfere with older memories ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§ ?
A. Food B. Water C. New information D. Exercise
Ans: C. New information
Explanation: New memories can affect older memories. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāϤā§āύ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĨ¤
5. Which of these affects recall ? āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ā§ąā§ āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒā§āϞā§ā§ąāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ą āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Stress B. Sleep C. Distraction D. All of these
Ans: D. All of these
Explanation: Stress, lack of sleep, and distraction affect memory recall. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻā§āĻĒāύāĻŋā§° āĻ āĻāĻžā§ą āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻŽā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒā§āϞā§ā§ąāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ą āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤