Flashcards
ch 7 mem errors
Flashcards do conjunto (14)
- 1Transiencenormal, everyday forgetting
- 2Bias"i always knew he was bad" - current experience alters memory
- 3Persistenceunwanted memories repeated over and over - PTSD
- 4Absentmindednessmemory loss of events before brain damage
- 5Blocking"tip of the tongue"
- 6Source Misattributionremembering something from a different source than we actually learned from
- 7Suggestibilityother's suggestions and statements can alter our memories for events in ways we don't even realize
- 8Schemageneral knowledge structure due to past experiences
- 9Scriptssequence of expected behaviors to a given situation depending on the schema
- 10DRM Procedurestudies false memories - recall words from list that are similar, but not actually on list
- 11Fuzzy Trace Theorytheme lists presented in DRM - gist of the list is created and store in memory
- 12Plaques (Alzheimer's)bundles of proteins that develop in synapse
- 13Tanglesproteins fibers that develop in a neuron's nucleus
- 14Childhood amnesiaphenomenon of a lack of one's memory before the age of 5, mostly episodic memories