Recalling information was essential before the Internet an electronic devices were invented. Nowadays there are so many tasks that technologies do for us that we do not need to memorize information that has less importance. Whether it is good or bad, the fact is that this is what is happening all around the globe. Recognition memory is far more essential.

The Internet serves as a kind of externalized memory. When you know that you can always have access to necessary data and details, you have a much lower rate of recall. You are not trying to memorize and remember information since you understand that you can find it online whenever you need it again. In fact, the same phenomenon existed before the Internet was invented. A few decades ago people could also forget information simply because they knew there are books and other sources they can use to restore details. As a rule, we do not remember the stuff related to the entertainment industry. Nowadays you are a click away from information hence you are unlikely to want to memorize it and keep it in your head.