Why Do We Forget Things ? āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŋ āϝāĻžāĻ“āρ ?






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 ? āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻ•’āϤ āϏāς⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A. Heart B. Brain C. Hand D. Stomach


Ans: B. Brain
Explanation: The brain stores information as memory. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻ—āĻœā§‡ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāς⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


2. What happens if we do not pay attention ? āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āύāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ 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§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§° āĻ…āĻ­āĻžā§ąāϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. Unused information can ______ over time. āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āύāϕ⧰āĻž āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāϗ⧇ āϞāϗ⧇ ______āĨ¤

A. grow B. shine C. fade D. jump


Ans: C. fade
Explanation: Information may slowly disappear if unused. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āύāϕ⧰āĻž āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϧ⧀⧰⧇ āϧ⧀⧰⧇ āĻŽā§āϞāĻžāύ āĻšā§ˆ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. What can interfere with older memories ? āĻĒ⧁⧰āĻŖāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§‡ 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§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āύāϤ⧁āύ āϤāĻĨā§āϝāχ āĻĒ⧁⧰āĻŖāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


5. Which of these affects recall ? āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ā§ąā§‡ āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒ⧇āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ­āĻžā§ą āĻĒ⧇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§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϚāĻžāĻĒ, āĻŸā§‹āĻĒāύāĻŋā§° āĻ…āĻ­āĻžā§ą āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒ⧇āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ­āĻžā§ą āĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤