Forgetting and Memory Distortion - Unit 2 Flashcards
1
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Retrograde Amnesia
A
The inability to remember information previously stored in memory.
2
Q
Anterograde Amnesia
A
Inability to form memories from new materials.
3
Q
Retroactive Interference
A
The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information.
4
Q
Proactive interference
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The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information.
5
Q
Repression
A
Basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories.
6
Q
Misinformation effect
A
Incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event.
7
Q
Source Amnesia
A
Attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined.
