PSY270H1 Chapter 7: Chapter 7 reading
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Long term memory: everyday memory and memory errors. Autobiographical memory (am): recollected events belonging to person"s past includes episodic memory for events in our lives plus personal semantic memories of facts episodic memories for distant events can fade with time and become more semantic. multidimensional because they consist of spatial, emotional and sensory components. Cabeza et al: measured brain activation by 2 stimulus photos: a-photos: taken by participant (of campus, l-photos: taken by others (same building, but possibly different view) o. Photos taken by self activated more extensive network of brain areas reflects richness of experiencing am. o: am elicit emotions, which activates the amygdala. Reminiscence bump: enhanced memory for adolescence and young adulthood. Lecture 7 personal events, or events experienced by many simultaneously are remembered more easily and vividly. Emotionally charged events are easier to remember: labar & phelps: test participants ability to recall arousing words (sexually explicit, profanity) vs neutral (eg. street, store0)
