Module 26 Flashcards
Humans have two – controlled by different parts of the brain.
distinct memory systems,
encoding failure due to – and –
age and attention
Course of forgetting is initially rapid, and then levels
off with time
storage decay
Physical change in the brain occur as memory forms
memory trace
T/F: we cannot remember what we have not encoded
true
Eventsandmemoriesarenotavailablebecause these were never –.
acquired
Memories have been – due to stored memory decay.
discarded
two types of interference
proactive and retroactive
Occurs when older memory makes it more
difficult to remember new information
proactive
Occurs when new learning disrupts memory for older information
retroactive
Freud: Repressed memories protect– and
minimize anxiety
self-concept
Today: Attempts to forget more likely when information is–, not emotional
neutral
T/F: forgetting can occur at any memory stage
true
As we – information, we filter, alter, or lose
much of it.
process
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 (source misattribution)
Is sense that “I’ve experienced this before.”
déjà vu
Suggests cues from the current situation may unconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience
déjà vu
– feel like real memories and can be persistent but are usually limited to the gist of the event.
False memories
False memories are often a result of faulty –
eyewitness testimony.
- Researchers studied effect of suggestive interviewing techniques
(58 percent of preschoolers produced false stories about one or more unexperienced events.)
Ceci and Bruck
Children often accurately recall events and actors because they are –
neutral
