Retrograde amnesia

Introduction There is a schism in the public opinion on the topic of memory, and there seems to be no clear consensus on, just how the human memory works. Not only there not widely spread misconception on how memory works in the public, but this misconception in the way memory functions has spread to our highest levels of law and justice too. There was a time that even the field of psychology was confused and divided by this issue. So, if psychology is what everybody looks to in for the answer…

Many people believe that their memory is infallible, that the way they remember an event is exactly as it happened. In truth, memory is flexible and can be influenced by a variety of factors such as use of language – for example, in the use of leading questions -, emotions and mental illness. This means that what a person believes to be true may not be true at all, and could in fact be a reconstruction based on their brains attempts to make sense of a scene that it does not understand. Due to…

Study Response – Constructing Rich False Memories of Committing Crime 1. What did the study seek to explore? In this study, the researchers strived to determine if untrue memories could be created in participants if done in a controlled way. If the researchers were able to do so, they wished to determine how established these memories would be, and how their qualities could compare to similar emotional events and true memories. (Shaw, Porter, 2015) As well, the researchers wished to find out if…

Halle Pietro 11/11/16 Memory Essay Psy101-092WB The mind is a very mysterious process that researchers and doctors still do not completely understand. It is a giant complex command center that is capable of knowing everything because of all that it is exposed to. In memory video 1, they discuss “The Mind Hidden and Divided”. The video is an overview of Sigmund Freud’s research and how certain events and experiences originating in the subconscious understanding of our conscious lives. The topics…

Analysis of: Distinct processes shape flashbulb and event memories Brittany Cook Dr. Grabbe- PSY 312 Analysis Paper November 20, 2015 Analysis of: Distinct processes shape flashbulb and event memories This article discusses the study done by students from the University of Turin in Turin Italy, Carla Tinti, Susanna Schmidt, Silvia Testa, and Linda J. Levine. They examined the relationship between memory for a consequential and emotional event and memory for the circumstances in which…

second memory distortion is source amnesia. Source amnesia refers to when a person can recall a memory, but they cannot remember where or when that memory occurred. It is often referred to as having a Déjà vu experience. Similarly, to the misinformation effect, source amnesia can also cause problems within an eyewitness testimony due to the creation of false memories. Haunt discussed how source amnesia can occur to anyone. Both the misinformation effect and source amnesia are similar to one…

Memory can be reformed, however, this fact is not always accurate; memory is frequently flawed due to people being biased with deductions about what we assume to happen and generate false memories. Reconstructive memory is a cause for memories that aren’t always reliable. During the year 1973, Loftus worked with sematic memory. She conducted an experiment where she presented an occurrence and had the participants list categories associated with the event. She measured the time of reaction, the…

“Memories of Things Unseen” states the importance of the study of memory and gives examples of how people’s memory can be changed based on external suggestions. The article talks about false memory and how people’s memories can be altered just by being questioning or having an instance mentioned to them. The article states many studies and events where this has occurred, especially during crime scene investigations where the longer the person is investigated, the more prone they are to…

Our memory plays a vital part in navigating our daily lives. However, our memory is fragile, not a perfect record, as we are not always accurate because of miss information, which is everywhere, contaminating and distorting our memory. False memories are a recollection of details or events that did not actually happen or that happened very differently than an individual recall. Our sense of reality is altered with false memories. Dr. Loftus tells the story of Steve Titus an innocent man…

Hypnosis has been used in the past to help people recover certain memories. The memories recovered have used in court cases as evidence and verdicts made based on the memories; however, are these memories accurate? Should they be used in court cases as true and accurate memories? In the case study Accuracy of Recall by Hypnotically Age-Regressed Subjects, these questions are answered. Overall, the memories recovered using hypnosis are inaccurate. They should not be used in court cases and held…