chapter 5.5 Flashcards

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amnesia

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the inability to remember some or all information, temporarily or permanently

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retrograde amnesia

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the inability to to retrieve information that took place before a certain point in time.

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anterograde amnesia

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not being able to form new memories after a certain point in time.

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source amnesia

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not being able to how you obtained a memory

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misinformation effect

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when memories are twisted in our brains. false or misleading information of a memory.

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moses illusion

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allowing a mistake in a question

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orientation illusion

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remembering aspects of something, such as what direction something faces

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associative illusion

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remembering things that you never heard because you saw or heard similar things

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labeling effects

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remembering things differently because of how someone else labels something.

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hindsight bias

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remembering your predictions incorrectly after the results are determined

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how do anxiety, schizophrenia, ptsd, and depression affect memory

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they impair memories

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involuntary memory

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retrieving information of a memory without wanting to. Having no desire to recall these events. (remembering a bang of a gun)

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