PSY 3377 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Yield Sign, Ghost Story, Prefrontal Cortex
3 Mar 2016
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Chapter 8 everyday memory and memory errors. Memory process involved in retaining, retrieving and using information about stimuli, images, events, ideas, skills after original info is no longer present. Multidimensional bc consist of spatial, emotional and sensory components response to own photos is larger in prefrontal cortex and hippocampus. Reminiscence bump enhanced memory for adolescence and young adulthood found in ppl over 40. Explanations for reminiscence bump 3 hypothesis for idea that special life events happening during adolescence and young adulthood: self-image hypothesis. Late emigration eliminates stable period that usually occurs during early adulthood b/c early adulthood isn"t followed by stable period no rb can occur as predicted by cognitive hypothesis. Encoding better during periods of rapid change: cultural life script hypothesis distinguishes btwn a persons life story which is all of events that occurred in persons life and cultural life script.
