Module 26 Flashcards
Why do we forget?
We either…
never encode information
the physical trace is decayed
we cannot retrieve what we have encoded and stored
anterograde amnesia
an inability to form new memories
retrograde amnesia
an inability to retrieve information from one’s past
True or False. The course of forgetting is initially rapid, then levels off with time.
True
proactive interference
the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
retroactive interference
the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
repression
in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories
misinformation effect
incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event
source amnesia
attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined
deja vu
that eeire sense that “I’ve experienced this before.” Cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience.
How reliable are young children’s eyewitness descriptions and why are reports of repressed and recovered memories so hotly debated?
Children are susceptible to the misinformation effect but if questioned in neutral words they understand they can accurately recall events and people involved in them. The debate focuses on whether most memories of early childhood abuse are repressed and can be recovered during therapy using memory work techniques using leading questions or hypnosis.
SQ3R
Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, Review
How can you use memory research finding to do better in this and other courses?
Study repeatedly Make the material meaningful Activate retrieval cues Use Mneumonic devices Minimize interference Sleep more Test your own knowledge both to rehearse it and to find our what you dont yet know.
