module 24
retrograde amnesia
an inability to retrieve information from one's past
the inability to form new memories is called
anterograde amnesia
the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information is called
proactive interference
when Carlos was promoted, he moved into a new office with a new phone extension. every time he is asked for his phone number, Carlos first thinks of his old extension, illustrating the effects of
proactive interference
after having seen many pictures of the Lincoln Monument during his lifetime, Mr. Adams mistakenly recalled that he had actually visited the site. this best illustrates
source amnesia
you recognize a face at a social gathering but are unable to remember how you know that person. this is an example of
source amnesia
while talking with a complete stranger she had just met in an airplane terminal, Jillian experienced an eerie sense of having the same conversation with this same person before. her experience best illustrates
deja vu
much of what we sense we never notice. this most clearly leads to
encoding failure
Jimmy was a patient with anterograde amnesia triggered by brain damage in 1945. Jimmy lost his ability to form new ___ memories but his ability for ___ remained intact
explicit; automatic processing
it's evening and we're mentally replaying the day's events. we picture our facial expressions as we listened to a friend's tale of woe. because we were unable to see these expressions at the time, our recall illustrates
memory construction
a memory that has been corrupted by misleading information is called the ___ effect
misinformation
a process in which previously stored memories, when retrieved, are potentially altered before being stored again is
reconsolidation
repeating someone's name several times shortly after being introduced to that person is an effective strategy for
rehearsal
Sigmund Freud argued that we ___ painful or unacceptable memories to protect our self-concept and to minimize anxiety
repress
an inability to access information in long term memory is known as
retrieval failure
___ ___ occurs when new learning disrupts recall of old information
retroactive interference
after studying biology all afternoon, Alonzo is having difficulty remembering details of the organic chemistry he memorized that morning. Alonzo's difficulty best illustrates
retroactive interference