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psych U7M33

forgetting, memory improvement

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retrograde amnesia? Inability to retrieve info from the past
anteriograde amnesia? inability to form new memories
what is encoding failure? info doesn't enter the brain's long term memory due to our brain not processing all the details of an event/image
decay memory fades as time passes
interference an interaction btwn new material and prior learning that have a negative influence in comprehending the material
retroactive newly learned info disrupts recall of old info
proactive prior learning disrupts recall of new info
repression (psychoanalytic freudian) the basic self-defense mechanism that represses anxiety and painful memories
misinformation effect incorporating misleading info into your memory of an event
source amnesia attributing an event we experienced/heard to the wrong source
reconstruction
how does source amnesia help explain deja vu? bec we have no explanation, we falsely link how you know the situation and the situation itself to make sense of it
infantile amnesia (childhood)
eidetic memory
one problem related to the validity of the recovery of all memories when we don't remember a part of a memory, we fill it up with assumptions. after we retell it more, we feel as if we actually went through what we assume
another problem related to the validity of the recovery of all memories a person's current mood can affect how they have always felt about the memory
deja vu you feel familiar with the situation--but don't know why
Created by: allyson.lee
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