chapter 8 - memory part 2

Question 1

Elizabeth Loftus

Answer 1

-misinformation effect

Question 2

misinformation effect

Answer 2

misleading information distorts a person’s memory of an event, even if they have accurate knowledge of the event

Question 3

what type is process is memory

Answer 3

a constructive process
-not like a videotape or DVD
-biases & expectations can influence memory

Question 4

false memories

Answer 4

-memories of events that did not occur
-the misinformation effect (elizabeth loftus)

Question 5

what are the reasons that we forget?

Answer 5

-decay (losing the connections in your brain)
-interference

Question 6

types if interference

Answer 6

-proactive: old information make it harder to learn new information
-retroactive: new information makes it harder to remember old information

Question 7

types of amnesia

Answer 7

retrograde amnesia
-impairment of memories before onset (memories that are lost preceding the injury)

anterograde amnesia
-impairment of memories after onset

Question 8

what type of amnesia is most common?

Answer 8

retrograde amnesia

Question 9

what type of amnesia happens when you lose your memories that preceded an injury?

Answer 9

retrograde amnesia

Question 10

mnemonic devices for memory

Answer 10

Method of loci,
Pegword system,
Songs & rhymes
Acronyms/initialisms: letter strands for a word
Acrostic
Hierarchical organizations

AH! MAPS!

Question 11

improving memory: distribute your practice

Answer 11

memory improves based on how often & when material is studied
-timing of encoding into LTM matters

its bad to study the night before an exam
-shallow processing & weak LTM

good study practices
-Distributed learning: spread practice across different days
* Allows us to form connections.
* Leads to deeper memories.