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9 Cards in this Set
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Autobiographical Memory
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Recollected events that belong to a person's past.
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Memory over the Lifespan (Age range)
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Events between ages 10 and 30 are remembered the best past the age of 40.
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Constructive Nature of Memory
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Memory is equal to what actually happens and a persons knowledge, experiences, and expectations.
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Source Monitoring / Source Misattribution
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SM - Process of determining the origins of our memories, knowledge, or beliefs.
SMiss - Memory is attributed to the wrong source. |
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How Real-World Knowledge Affects Memory
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Inferences based on knowledge gained through experiences can influence memory.
Pragmatic Inferences - sentences lead a person to expect something that is not explicitly stated or necessarily implied. |
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Schema
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Knowledge of a particular situation.
(Idea of what to expect in a situation ex: restaurant, classroom, etc.) |
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Script
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Conception of actions in particular situations.
(Ex: restaurant: greet waiter, get seated, order food,etc.) |
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Advantages of Constructive Memory
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-Allow us to "fill in the blanks"
-Cognition is creative and allows us to : -Understand language -Solve problems -Make decisions |
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Disadvantages of Constructive Memory
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-Sometimes we make errors
-Sometimes we misattribute the source of information (was it presented? did we infer it?) |
