false memory and reconstruction

Question 1

Carmichael

Answer 1

curtain in window

diamond in square

Question 2

Paradigm 1:

Answer 2

Sleep DRM paradigm

• recency and primacy effects but also false alarms
• word sleep recalled eventhough it was never on the list

Question 3

Paradigm 2:

Answer 3

misinformation paradigm:

was the t-shirt green or blue?

Question 4

False memories are logical errors

Answer 4

we logically filly in the gaps with information from LTM
Fuzzy trace theory: learners store a gist trace (meanings) and a verbatim trace (exact wording):
verbaten weaker and able to decay much faster.

Question 5

Paradigm 3:

Answer 5

childhood experiences. take photographs and photoshop it into pictures. people think they experienced something even though they did not.

Question 6

Activation monitoring framework

Answer 6

Knowledge that we know is stored in networks
activating related information in LTM
and then failing to reject this information as not have been studied

Question 7

Factors influencing false memories

Answer 7

more associations= more activations= more false memories
source monitoring: internal or external factors?
to improve:
- pictures easier than words
- multiple sources
- warnings

Question 8

Repetition effect:

Answer 8

e. g. war of the ghosts tellings
1. immediate recall benefits memory
2. DRM recall after no delay, short delay, or 2 days after
3. store robbery: delayed tests increase likelihood of them reporting something they have not seen
4. imagining events in between recall: more likely to say they have experienced that.