Understanding Memory and Its Flaws

How does the video compare memory to a Wikipedia page?

• Memories can be edited by ourselves and others.

• Memories are static and unchangeable.

• Memories are always accurate.

• Memories are stored in a physical book.

What was the effect of using the word 'smashed' instead of 'hit' in the car crash study?

• Participants remembered seeing more cars.

• Participants forgot the crash entirely.

• Participants estimated higher speeds.

• Participants remembered the crash more vividly.

What is source misattribution?

• Confusing imagined actions with real ones.

• Remembering events that never happened.

• Forgetting the source of a memory.

• Recalling memories with perfect accuracy.

What is a DRM List used to demonstrate?

• The storage capacity of memory.

• The speed of memory retrieval.

• The creation of false memories.

• The accuracy of memory recall.

Why are adults more prone to unconscious transference than children?

• They are less influenced by suggestions.

• They have better memory recall.

• They have more life experience and knowledge.

• They have less life experience.