chapter 5.5 Flashcards
amnesia
the inability to remember some or all information, temporarily or permanently
retrograde amnesia
the inability to to retrieve information that took place before a certain point in time.
anterograde amnesia
not being able to form new memories after a certain point in time.
source amnesia
not being able to how you obtained a memory
misinformation effect
when memories are twisted in our brains. false or misleading information of a memory.
moses illusion
allowing a mistake in a question
orientation illusion
remembering aspects of something, such as what direction something faces
associative illusion
remembering things that you never heard because you saw or heard similar things
labeling effects
remembering things differently because of how someone else labels something.
hindsight bias
remembering your predictions incorrectly after the results are determined
how do anxiety, schizophrenia, ptsd, and depression affect memory
they impair memories
involuntary memory
retrieving information of a memory without wanting to. Having no desire to recall these events. (remembering a bang of a gun)