Chapter 28- Forgetting

Question 1

What are the 7 sins of memory?

Answer 1

Developed by memory researcher Daniel Schacter; absent-mindedness, transience, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistence

Question 2

Absent-mindedness

Answer 2

One of the three sins of forgetting; inattention tô details

Question 3

Transience

Answer 3

One of three sins of forgetting; storage decay

Question 4

Blocking

Answer 4

One of three sins of forgetting; inaccessibility of stored information

Question 5

Misattribution

Answer 5

One of three sins of distortion; confusing the source of information; putting words in someone else’s mouth or remembering a movie scene as reality

Question 6

Suggestibility

Answer 6

One of three sins of distortion; lingering effects of misinformation

Question 7

Bias

Answer 7

One of three sins of distortion; belief-influenced recollection

Question 8

Persistence

Answer 8

1 sin of intrusion; unwanted memories

Question 9

What are the three different sections to the 7 sins of memory?

Answer 9

Three sins of forgetting, three sins of distortion, and 1 sin of intrusion

Question 10

Three parts to three sins of forgetting?

Answer 10

Absent mindedness, transience, and blocking

Question 11

What are the three parts to the three sins of distortion?

Answer 11

Misattribution, suggestibility, bias

Question 12

What is the one sin of intrusion?

Answer 12

Persistence