LearningCurve: 7d Memory Construction and Improving Memory

Sheldon met a woman in the library and immediately thought he knew her. He asked "Have I met you before?" She replied "No" and walked away, assuming he was trying to ask her out. This could have been an example of _____.

déjà vu

Freddy met a woman in the library and immediately thought he knew her. He asked "Have I met you before?" She replied "No" and walked away, assuming he was trying to ask her out. This could have been an example of:

déjà vu.

Ceci and Bruck's study of children's memories showed that _____ percent of the children who had not received genital examinations from a pediatrician still pointed to either genital or anal areas when asked.

55

A police officer stops you to ask you about an automobile accident you may have witnessed the previous day. Since you were in the area at the time of the accident, the officer asks how fast the cars were going when they "smashed" into each other. Given the research findings of Loftus and Palmer, how might the officer's wording affect your recollection of the incident? You would be more likely to remember:

a more serious accident than if the officer had used other wording (e.g., "hit" each other).

Contrary to all of the Hollywood stars who claim to have been molested as toddlers and infants, _____ of things happening before age 3 are unreliable.

memories

The surprising ease with which people form false memories best illustrates that encoding and retrieval involve _____.

memory construction

Morris was sitting in the park one day and witnessed a robbery. When asked by the police to describe the young criminal, Morris recalled erroneously that the criminal was a teenager rather than an adult. Morris' experience best illustrates the _____.

misinformation effect

Our ability to recognize material can make us feel _____, which might lead to poorer performance on certain tests.

overconfident

Perceptual illusions are to real perceptions as false memories are to _____.

real memories

Perceptual illusions are to _____ as false memories are to _____.

real perceptions; real memories

Forest often has vivid dreams. In the morning, he can recall them in great detail. This sometimes gets him in trouble because he can't figure out if he is remembering a dream or something that he actually experienced. This problem is known as _____.

source amnesia

One of your new patients claims to have been molested and discovered this after going to a hypnotherapist. You know that hypnotized subjects incorporate _____ into their memories.

suggestions