PSY270H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Linguistic Relativity, Encoding Specificity Principle, Linguistic Determinism
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You may answer in point form but make sure you include sufficient detail in your answers. The value of each question is indicated in brackets. What are the similarities and differences between flashbulb memories and everyday memories? (4) Flashbulb memories are memories for emotional and surprising events that seem to be highly detailed and vivid like a snapshot . In reality the accuracy of flashbulb memories is the same as for everyday memories. The difference is that we feel highly confident about the accuracy of flashbulb memories compared to everyday memories. 1 point: *describe the three primary ways that matching conditions at encoding and retrieval increases recall. 2 points each must have description and example for full marks. Encoding specificity: context at encoding and retrieval match. Example could describe matching tasks (e. g. tulving encoding specificity experiment) or matching environments (e. g. (e. g. tulving encoding specificity experiment) or matching environments (e. g. scuba divers on land and in water)
