L33 Psych 100B Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Autobiographical Memory, Childhood Amnesia, Episodic Memory
6 Feb 2019
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Generally, memory serves us well, but not always. Misinformation effect: misinformation effect: when misleading information has corrupted one"s memory of an event, you can alter someone"s memory of an event by just slipping in some misinformation of an event, ex. Watched video of traffic event: asked people to describe what they saw, then asked people questions about what they saw. In one question, they alter the way they asked the question: depending on one changed word, the responses changed, ex. Bumped < smashed: we thought the guy was in the lineup, he wasn"t, criminal lineup, people assume the suspect is in the lineup, doesn"t mean that"s the individual that committed the crime, ex. Reconstructive remembering: reconstructive remembering: certain types of memories can be reconstructed over time, flashbulb memories: a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event, ex. 9/11: people are very confident that their flashbulb memories are accurate, ex.
