PSYC 2145 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Eyewitness Testimony, El Al, Focal And Diffuse Brain Injury
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Write at least a couple sentences on each point! Come up with question from the study guide to ask! We can falsely remember things that are generally consistent with our scripts/scheme about typical events. A person"s knowledge about what is usually in a situation. Schemas that involve a specific sequence of actions. The 1992, crash of el al 1862 was a major, much discussed issue in holland. 10 months later, researchers asked 193 dutch people about it. Did you see the television film of the moment the plane hit the apartment building? . 107 answered yes, even though no such film exists. Understanding can help and also harm memory accuracy . We use knowledge/understanding to fill in the gaps. Sometimes, gap filling can lead to inaccuracy. Attributing something you remember to the wrong source. People lose track of the original source of the memory which can lead to errors in the memory.
