Lecture 5c: memory sources of accuracy and error in remembering

Question 0

what are the types of remembering errors according to bartlett?

Answer 0

1. details that were not in the original story were added in, and when they were, they made the story more coherent
2. details were added in that made the story relate better to the persons own life experience
3. leaving out details that were not that relevant to the whole theme of the story

Question 1

how accurate is our memory? 100%?

Answer 1

no

Question 2

are any events so emotional and dramatic that they are remembered perfectly?? (flashbulb memories by brown and kulik)

Answer 2

no, even though people think that they will be very accurrate

Question 3

what are the problems with eyewitness testimony?

Answer 3

1. the other race effect (race can make people blame that person)
2. misleading post event information (the type of questions that a person is asked after the event can affect how they view the whole event)
3. source monitoring erors (they can think that the wrong thing affected what happened, like they may think that the wrong person is guilty for the crime)

Question 4

what did loftus and palmer discover in relation to post-event information?

Answer 4

first, people were shown a car accident
-one group was asked a question in one way, and the other group was asked the same question, but in a different way. they answered quite differently

Question 5

is it possible to remember something that didnt even happen?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

under what conditions would someone remember something that never even happened?

Answer 6

1. if you spend a lot of time imagining a certain event
2. if the event is imagined in great detail
3. if you focus on the emotion produced by this imagine, rather than wheter of not it actually happened

Question 7

what are the two ideas about childrens memory?

Answer 7

1. children cant tell the difference between fantasy and memory, so you cant trust what they say they remember
2. it is not possible for a child to misremember or fabricate a traumitizing experience

Question 8

what are the conditions that support memory inaccuracy in young children?

Answer 8

1. leading questions (kids want to please)
2. source confusion (they confuse things that actually happened with things that they heard about happening)
3. confuse imagined events with real events (especially emotional ones)

Question 9

who do errors in memory happen to?

Answer 9

everyone

Question 10

is how confident a person is in their memory related to what they actually remember?

Answer 10

no