memory 2.7

Question 1

forgetting curve

Answer 1

course of forgetting is initially rapid, then levels off with time

Question 2

proactive interference

Answer 2

old learning disrupts retrieval of new info

Question 3

retroactive interference

Answer 3

new learning disrupts retrieval of old info

Question 4

encoding failure

Answer 4

cant remember what we dont encode
- selective attention may lead to it

Question 5

tip of the tongue phenomenon

Answer 5

retrieval failure phenomenon. retrieval cue can help retrieval

Question 6

repression

Answer 6

Freudian defense mechanism that banishes anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories from consciousness

Question 7

source amnesia

Answer 7

attributing an event to the wrong source. aka source misattribution

• We may cite a statistic when arguing a point, with no memory of where we read or heard it

Question 8

misinfo effect

Answer 8

incorporating misleading info into ones memory of an event

Question 9

constructive memory

Answer 9

filtering / filling in pieces of info to make recall coherent. infer our past from stored info

Question 10

imagination inflation

Answer 10

the act of repeatedly imagining an event increases a persons confidence that the event actually happened
- can lead to a false memory