NSC 3311 Lecture 21: Constructing Memories
27 Jul 2016
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Constructing memories: points about construction, events are not recalled in the identical manner in which they were encoded. Instead they are constructed: memories are reconstructed from details from numerous sources, everyone is susceptible to false memories. It"s a good thing: memory construction and reconstruction, when remembering memories are. Sir fredrick bartlett: had english subjects read a passage, wanted to test how much culture effects recall, did repeated reproduction, results, on subsequent recall. Changes language to their current knowledge and culture: when we are remembering it is constructed from diff sources, why is it good we reproduce memories, refer to point 1. Adaptive reasons: we just need the gist of the memory not every detail. Therapy: changing a bad memory into a new light. Its good we don"t store everything in every little detail: not enough brain space, source monitoring and errors, source monitoring, marcia johnson and steve lindsay.
