recovered memory controversey

recovered memory controversey

1. repressed memories

   • memories of actual events that were pushed into the unconscious because they are emotionally threatening

2. recovered memories

   • when repressed information is later recalled

3. false memory syndrome

   • recovered memories shown to be false (an instance of Illusory Memories)

4. illusory memories

   • memories for events that did not happen

5. imagination inflation

   • an increased tendency to falsely remember that an item has been seen, or an action has been performed, when it has only been imagined

6. reality monitoring

   • paying attention to characteristics that distinguish actual from imagined stimuli

7. source monitoring

   • distinguishing a personally experienced event from something that happened to another person

8. source confusion

   • occurs when someone does not remember where certain memories come from

9. misinformation effect

   • post-event information, especially leading questions or any suggestive info. can distort memory