M 28 Flashcards
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Retroactive interference
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The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
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Repression
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In psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings and memories
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Misinformation effect
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Incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event
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Source amnesia
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Attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined. (Source misattribution) source amnesia, along with the misinformation effect, is at the heart of many false memories
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Proactive interference
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The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
