Chapter Nine : Part Two Flashcards
a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test
recall
a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple choice test
recognition
a memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time
relearning
the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory; “memoryless memory”
priming
that eerie sense that “I’ve experienced this before”; cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience
déja vu
the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood
mood-congruent memory
we remember best when we are in the same physiological state we were in when we originally encoded it
state-dependent memory
introduced the forgetting curve - the course of forgetting is initially rapid, then levels off with time
Ebbinghaus
the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information; retrieval failure
proactive interference
the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information; retrieval failure
retroactive interference
in psychoanalytic theory,the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories; motivated forgetting
repression
introduced repression or motivated forgetting
Freud
introduced memory construction - incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event
Loftus
incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event; heart of many false memories
misinformation effect
attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined; heart of many false memories
source amnesia
