10 Reasons Your Memories Are Complete BS

The video explores various aspects of memory, including flashbulb memories, memory rewriting, implantation of false memories, cryptomnesia, memory biases, the telescoping effect, mood's impact on memory, memory conformity, deja vu, and confirmation bias. It highlights how memories can be vivid yet unreliable, how recalling them can alter their accuracy, and how social and psychological factors can influence memory recall.

What are flashbulb memories?

• Memories that are always accurate

• Memories of everyday events

• Vivid memories of significant events

• Memories that fade quickly

What did Ulrich Naser's study on the Challenger disaster reveal about flashbulb memories?

• They are always accurate

• They can change over time

• They are only formed during childhood

• They are forgotten quickly

What happens to a memory each time it is recalled?

• It becomes more vivid

• It remains unchanged

• It is rewritten with new information

• It is forgotten

How did Elizabeth Loftus demonstrate the implantation of false memories?

• By using virtual reality

• By showing misleading images

• By asking leading questions

• By using hypnosis

What is cryptomnesia?

• The inability to form new memories

• The subconscious plagiarism of forgotten memories

• The forgetting of traumatic events

• The deliberate theft of ideas

Which type of memory is more likely to be remembered according to memory biases?

• Memories of routine tasks

• Traumatic or humorous memories

• Neutral memories

• Memories of strangers

What is the telescoping effect in memory?

• Remembering events as more recent or older than they are

• Forgetting events entirely

• Confusing similar events

• Remembering events in great detail

How can mood affect memory recall?

• It makes memories more accurate

• It erases negative memories

• It has no effect

• It can change the emotional tone of memories

What is memory conformity?

• When memories are forgotten

• When memories are always accurate

• When memories are shared by a group

• When one person's memory influences another's

What does confirmation bias do to our memories?

• Erases conflicting information

• Makes them more accurate

• Makes them less vivid

• Reinforces existing beliefs