Name ____________________
Guided Reading: Memory/Cognition pgs. 274-294
Retrieval
Recall =
Recognizing =
Relearning =
Retrieval Cues =
Priming =
Context Effects =
Déjà vu =
What explains déjà vu (2 scientific explanations)?
State-Dependent Memory =
How are memories mood-congruent?
Forgetting
What is the problem with remembering everything?
Schacter’s Seven Sins of Memory:
Sins of Forgetting
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Sins of Distortion
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Sin of Intrusion
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Encoding Failure =
Storage Decay =
Retrieval Failure =
Proactive Interference =
Retroactive Interference =
Repression (Freud) =
Memory Construction
Describe Elizabeth Loftus’ work and conclusions:
Misinformation Effect =
Source Amnesia =
How can memories be compared to perceptions of the past?
What are the implications for eyewitnesses?
What seven things do people committed to protecting abused children and those committed
to protecting wrongly accused adults agree on?
What is the most common response to a traumatic experience?
Improving Memory
What can you do to improve your memory?
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