Untitled Deck Flashcards
1
Q
memory is innacurate
A
- memory is an ‘active process’
2
Q
- we do not have exact recall
A
3
Q
reconstruction
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during recall we piece information together
4
Q
social and cultural influences
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Bartlett’s war of the ghosts study
5
Q
what is effort after meaning
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we take in the general meaning and then make an effort to interpret the meaning of an event after it happens
6
Q
strength
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RESEARCH SUPPORT:
7
Q
- Bartlett’s war of the ghost study showed participants changed words such as ‘canoe’ to ‘boat’ to meet cultural and social expectations
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8
Q
- increases validity
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9
Q
weakness
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OPPOSING THEORY:
10
Q
- the multi store model of memory suggests that memory isn’t reconstructed
A
11
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- decreases validity
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