8.3 Problems with Memory

Question 1

Amnesia

Answer 1

the loss of long-term memory that occurs as the result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma

Question 2

the loss of long-term memory that occurs as the result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma

Answer 2

Amnesia

Question 3

Two Common Types of Amnesia

Answer 3

Anterograde Amnesia & Retrograde Amnesia

Question 4

Anterograde Amnesia & Retrograde Amnesia

Answer 4

Two Common Types of Amnesia

Question 5

Anterograde Amnesia

Answer 5

loss of memory for events that occur after the brain trauma

Question 6

loss of memory for events that occur after the brain trauma

Answer 6

Anterograde Amnesia

Question 7

Retrograde Amnesia

Answer 7

loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma

Question 8

loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma

Answer 8

Retrograde Amnesia

Question 9

Anterograde Amnesia & Retrograde Amnesia Reference

Answer 9

Question 10

Suggestibility

Answer 10

the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories

Question 11

the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories

Answer 11

Suggestibility

Question 12

Misinformation Effect Paradigm

Answer 12

after exposure to additional and possibly inaccurate information, a person may misremember the original event

Question 13

after exposure to additional and possibly inaccurate information, a person may misremember the original event

Answer 13

Misinformation Effect Paradigm

Question 14

False Memory Syndrome

Answer 14

recall of false autobiographical memories

Question 15

recall of false autobiographical memories

Answer 15

False Memory Syndrome

Question 16

Forgetting

Answer 16

loss of information from long-term memory

Question 17

loss of information from long-term memory

Answer 17

Forgetting

Question 18

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory

Answer 18

transience, absent-mindedness, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistence

Question 19

transience, absent-mindedness, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistence

Answer 19

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory

Question 20

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - 3 Categorizes

Answer 20

forgetting, distortion, and intrusion

Question 21

forgetting, distortion, and intrusion

Answer 21

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - 3 Categorizes

Question 22

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Transience

Answer 22

unused memories fade with the passage of time

Question 23

unused memories fade with the passage of time

Answer 23

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Transience

Question 24

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Absentmindedness

Answer 24

lapses in memory caused by breaks in attention or our focus being somewhere else

Question 25

lapses in memory caused by breaks in attention or our focus being somewhere else

Answer 25

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Absentmindedness

Question 26

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Blocking

Answer 26

you can’t access stored information

Question 27

you can’t access stored information

Answer 27

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Blocking

Question 28

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Misattribution

Answer 28

when you confuse the source of your information

Question 29

when you confuse the source of your information

Answer 29

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Misattribution

Question 30

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Bias

Answer 30

your feelings and view of the world can actually distort your memory of past events

Question 31

your feelings and view of the world can actually distort your memory of past events

Answer 31

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Bias

Question 32

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Persistence

Answer 32

failure of the memory system that involves the involuntary recall of unwanted memories, particularly unpleasant ones

Question 33

failure of the memory system that involves the involuntary recall of unwanted memories, particularly unpleasant ones

Answer 33

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory - Persistence

Question 34

Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory Reference

Answer 34

Question 35

Proactive Interference

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when old information hinders the recall of newly learned information

Question 36

when old information hinders the recall of newly learned information

Answer 36

Proactive Interference

Question 37

when information learned more recently hinders the recall of older information

Answer 37

Retroactive Interference

Question 37

Retroactive Interference

Answer 37

when information learned more recently hinders the recall of older information

Question 38

Proactive Interference & Retroactive Interference Reference

Answer 38