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induced dissociation
-temporary state of heightened suggestibility in which some pepole are able to narrow their focus of attention and experience imaginary happenings as if they were real (arms in ice water) |
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technique for self induced manipulation of awareness, often used for the purpose of relaxation and self reduction
-can produce significant reduction in anxiety and improve physical and psychological well being |
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-loftus
-reality monitoring-source of memory confusion
-screen memories-see ourselves in memory as if on tv, see good amt of details |
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clear memory of an emotionally significant event
-very detailed, vivid
-know exactly what you did at that time |
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bits of veridical... relics form the past
-frontal lobe (story teller) fills in the gaps |
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Library analogy of memory
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| brief memory of a large amount of VISUAL information (1/4 of a second) |
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| brief memory of AUDITORY information (3.5-4 seconds) |
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memory aids that involve the use of vivid imagery or clever ways of organizing the material
-acrostic--series of written lines in which 1st, last, or other particular letters form a word phrase. (Roy G Biv, FACE in music)
-acronym--word formed from initials of letters of words in phrase (SCUBA, IRS, FBI) |
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Library analogy of memory
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problems in store: forgetting
-repression
-amnesia
-trauma
-DID |
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Library analogy of memory
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memory systems
-long term memory (LTM)-- memory system used to maintain information for long periods of time |
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Long term memory
context dependent memory- |
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| memory depends on ceratain situation or environment |
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long term memory
state dependent memory- |
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| memory dependent on mood or mental state |
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