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| Define Source Misattribution |
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| the inability to distinguish an actual memory of an event from information you learned elsewhere about the event |
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| memory of emotionally significant events that people recall with more accuracy and vivid imagery than everyday events |
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| The retention of information over time through encoding, storage and retrieval |
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| confusing an event that happened to someone else with one that happened to self, or believing something which didn't happen |
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| Eyewitness Testimony (flaws) |
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| Individuals can be influenced by questions asked,suggestive comments, and are not reliable |
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| Elizabeth Loftus Studies Main Focuses |
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| Eyewitness Testimony, Childhood Sexual Abuse |
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| Pros or cons for Lab vs. Real world settings |
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Pro for Lab: More Control, dry runs,
Con for Lab: can't generalize findings to general public |
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| Or Declarative Memory: conscious, intentional recollection of an event or an item of information |
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| Info that affects our thoughts and actions even though we do not consciously or intentionally remember it |
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| ability to retrieve and reproduce info encountered earlier (like an essay question) |
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| ability to identify info that has been read, observed, or heard about (Like multiple choice question) |
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| Temporary "recordings" from the five senses |
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| Brief auditory echo which continues to sound after an auditory stimulus |
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| Short Term Memory: Limited Capacity, brief storage of items (up to 30 seconds), involved in conscious processing of info |
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| longest list of items a person can repeat back directly after viewing |
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| Working Memory: short term memory plus the mental processes that control the rehearsal and retrieval of information from the long-term memory and interpret that information appropriately depending on the task you are doing |
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| deals with sound info: short term store, and memory traces |
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| assumed to hold info we see: temp storage |
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| flexible system responsible for control and regulation of cognitive processes |
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| making more efficient use of short term memory by recoding info |
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| advertising: convince nonusers/buyers to use or buy |
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| memories of personally experienced events and the contexts in which they occurred |
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| memories of general knowledge, including facts, rules, concepts, and propositions |
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| memories for the performance of actions or skills (knowing how) |
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| a method for measuring implicit memory in which a person reads or listens to info and is later tested to see whether the info affects performance on another type of task |
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| familiar situation which is not recognized by the observer |
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| on the trip to school, arrive to school without having any memory of the distance travelled |
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| person thinks they came up with something, but someone else did |
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| personal representation of general or specific events |
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| shown a list of items, will remember the first and last best |
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| Remember the first item well |
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| Remember the last item well |
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| remember something which is repeated a lot |
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| Remember something which doesn't belong, like breakfast items with tv in the middle |
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| if toss and turn are on list in that order, will remember them together |
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| adding words which are not on list but belong in same group |
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| the way info gets into memory storage |
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| works best when we need to briefly remember list of items |
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| better when wanting to remember something long term |
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| in the encoding of info, the processing of meaning rather than simply the physical or sensory features of a stimulus |
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| formal strategies and tricks for encoding, storing, and retrieving info |
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| memory traces fade with time if not accessed |
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| Interference (retroactive and proactive) |
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| Retro: info learned later disrupts info learned earlier |
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| mental or physical state may act as retrieval cue |
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| Amnesia (anterograde and retrograde) |
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| partial or complete loss of memory for important personal info |
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