Module 26 Flashcards
Encoding lag is linked to age-related memory decline
Encoding failure
Course of forgetting is initially rapid, and then levels off with time
Storage decay
Amnesia, literally “without memory”, involves a loss of memory, often due to brain trauma, injury or disease
Storage decay
We cannot remember what we have not
Encoded
Occurs when older memory makes it more difficult to remember new information
Proactive
Occurs when new learning disrupts memory for older information
Retroactive
Interference
Proactive
Retroactive
Repressed memories protect self-concept and minimize anxiety
Freud
Attempts to forget more likely when information is neutral, not emotional
Today
Forgetting can occur at any
Memory Stage
As we process information
We filter, alter, or loss much of it
Occurs when a memory has been corrupted by misleading information
Misinformation Effect
Occurs when repeatedly imagining fake actions and events can create false memories
Imagination Effect
Involves faulty memory for how, when, or where information was learned or imagined
Source Amnesia
Is sense that “I’ve experiences this before”
Suggests cues from current situation may unconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience
Deja Vu
