Chapter 7 Psychology

When other information is integrated into other memories and can't be distinguished from the original memory.

• Confabulation

• Source amnesia

• Flashbulb memories

• Confusion

Memories of emotional events that seem photographic - are not always complete or accurate, especially over time

• Confabulation

• Source amnesia

• Flashbulb memories

• Confusion

Which of the following is NOT a reason why eyewitness testimony is a less reliable form of evidence for trials?

• Because people are likely to deliberately change facts of their story.

• People reconstruct memories, so eyewitness testimony can be incorrect

• Errors are particularly likely to occur when the suspect’s ethnicity differs from that of the witness

• Recollection of past events is influenced by the way a question is asked

Recall can be described as

• conscious recollection of an event or item of information

• information that affects our thoughts and actions even when we do not consciously or intentionally remember it

• the ability to retrieve information that is not present

• the ability to identify information you previously experienced

Recognition can be described as

• conscious recollection of an event or item of information

• information that affects our thoughts and actions even when we do not consciously or intentionally remember it

• the ability to retrieve information that is not present

• the ability to identify information you previously experienced

Stores information as visual images (up to ½ sec) and auditory images (up to 2 sec)

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

• Capacity memory

Information that does not go on to STM is lost forever when it is initially in the

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

• Capacity memory

Holds about 7 or so chunks of information for up to about 30 seconds as an encoded representation

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

• Capacity memory

Primacy effect can be described as

• Tendency to remember items that occur early on a list

• Tendency to remember items that occur near the end of a list

• Tendency to forget items that occur early on a list

• Tendency to forget items that occur near the end of a list

Recency effect can be described as

• Tendency to remember items that occur early on a list

• Tendency to remember items that occur near the end of a list

• Tendency to forget items that occur early on a list

• Tendency to forget items that occur near the end of a list