Describe two ways that we forget.Explain what causes each type of forgetting,and provide an example of each type of forgetting.

There are three main ways that we forget: interference,blocking,and absentmindedness.Most forgetting occurs because of interference from other information.There are two types of interference: retroactive interference (access to older memories is impaired by newer memories) and proactive interference (access to newer memories is impaired by older memories).Blocking is a second type of forgetting that occurs when we are temporarily unable to remember something.The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is an example of blocking.It occurs because of interference from words that are similar in some way,such as in sound or meaning,and that are repeatedly experienced.The third way of forgetting is absentmindedness.It is the inattentive or shallow encoding of events.The major cause of absentmindedness is failing to pay attention.