Lecture 29 Flashcards
What are some reasons for forgetting?
Something was never adequately encoded
It is difficult to retrieve from the LTM
What is Proactive Interference?
When information learned previously interferes with learning new information
What is Retroactive Interference?
When new learning interferes with remembering old learning
What are Flashbulb memories?
Memories of events that are highly-emotionally charged and particularly important/influential. They are highly vivid, and tend to include details that are not accurate
What are Misinformation effects?
Errors in memory that result from exposure to misleading information
What is Repression?
A concept advanced by Freud, in which information that could be distressing/anxiety provoking ‘blocked’ as a defence mechanism, sometimes also referred to as ‘motivated forgetting’
What is Retrograde Amnesia?
Memory loss for events prior to amnesia
What is Anterograde Amnesia?
Memory loss for events after amnesia
What is Dementia?
A broad category of deficits related to the deterioration of the brain, affecting a range of cognitive processes
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Severe forms of both retrograde and anterograde amnesia, as well as other deficits
What is Alzheimer’s disease associated with?
Amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles and reduced acetylcholine activity
What is Infantile Amnesia?
Typical lack of memories for experiences from early childhood
What is Prospective Memory?
Memory for actions that need to performed in the future
What does the Deese Paradigm create?
False memories of specific words that were never presented
What is the cause of False Memories in the Deese Paradigm?
Probably because memory is associative and may relate to spreading activation
