AUPSY 263 Lecture 17: AUPSY 263 Notes 17

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Augustana Faculty - Psychology
• Course: AUPSY 263
• Professor: Kathie Bailey

Document Summary

Causes of better memory for emotional events. Narrowing of attention narrow focus on the event because it is important. More rehearsal more thinking about the event leading up to it and more recall of the event after. Flashbulb memories: associated with highly emotional memories. More about when you heard about an event opposed to actually experiencing the event. If there are personal consequences someone you know was involved. Head injuries, sleep deprivation, drugs or alcohol, and repression (controversial) Repression could be due to misinformation. Certain principles of autobiographical memory reflect more general memory principles. Subject to error other info can get in the way. Other principles of autobiographical memory may be distinct. The role of emotion in shaping autobiographical memory may be less applicable to other kinds of memory. There is a lot of info that goes into different categories. Allow us to attribute different characteristics to objects. Dog: a mammal with four legs that barks and tags its tail.