psyc module 26
repressing
According to Sigmund Freud, one reason that people forget is because they are _____ painful memories.
encoding
Age-related memory decline is due to normal ____ deficits that are the result of aging.
retrivaling
If a hint or cue helps one recall information previously unable to be accessed, this is a sign of difficulty with ____ information.
ethics
One question that concerns psychologists is the ____ of disrupting a traumatic memory in order to "erase" that memory.
overconfident
Our ability to recognize material can make us feel _____, which might lead to poorer performance on certain tests.
false memories
Repeatedly imagining nonexistent actions and events is called imagination inflation and can create ____
the source of the memory
The misinformation effect makes it difficult to evaluate the accuracy of our memories, because we have not retained _____.
new
_ memories are weak; they need to be exercised if one wants to remember them.