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.