Other (Memory Quiz)

Question 1

a type of brain cell that respond equally when we perform an action and when we witness someone else perform the same action

Answer 1

mirror neurons

Question 2

a way of learning that allows individuals to learn from the experience of others

Answer 2

vicarious learning

Question 3

Pioneer memory studies
Developed the forgetting curve, also called the “retention (_) curve”

Answer 3

Ebbinghaus

Question 4

He proves within 8 hours, you will lose at least half of what you learned, and retain around 20% a few days later
Repetition is the key to encoding memory

Answer 4

forgetting curve

Question 4

Memories are formed as bits and pieces (and stored in different places)
People may retrieve only some pieces of memory- the rest is filled in for us

Answer 4

constructed nature of memory

Question 5

Incorporating misleading information into a memory of an event.
Effects eyewitness testimony

Answer 5

misinformation effect

Question 6

Psychologist (at the University of California, Irvine) whose research established the constructed nature of memory
Found that subjects memories vary based on the wording questions
Demonstrated the misinformation effect

Answer 6

Elizabeth Loftus