Cognition Group 4 Flashcards
remembering the first and last parts of a sequence but forgetting the middle
Serial position Effect
Remembering the first part of a sequence
Primacy Effect
Remembering the last part of a sequence - the most recent
Recency Effect
Interfering creating new memories
Interference
too many things to remember some memories get pushed out
Retroactive Interference
Prior learning interfers with the recall of later learning
Proactive interference
New information alters the way previous information was held
Misinformation Effect
inability to remember the source of a memory (heart of false memories)
Source Amnesia
Vivid and detailed memories created during fragility
Flashbulb Memories
ability to vividy recall and image you are exposed to, but only briefly
Eidetic Memory