PSYC 221 Chapter Notes -Interference Theory, Positive Feedback, Cognitive Interview
31 Jan 2014
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Everyday memory & memory errors. Autobiographical memory (am): memory for personal experiences. These memories contain a combination of episodic and semantic memories. For example: recall a birthday party. The ratio of episodic to semantic components of an autobiographical memory changes with time. Autobiographical memories activate more areas of the brain that other stimulus. The mtl, amygdala, and hippocampus are important. Reminiscence bump: people have better memory for events that took place during adolescence (between ages 10- 30). Cognitive hypothesis (of the reminiscence bump): rapid change followed by stability causes better encoding of memories. See next for a better description of a cultural script. Cultural script: culturally expected events that occur at a particular time in the life span. We have better memory for emotionally charged events. These events increase activity in the amygdala. Flashbulb memory: vivid memory surrounding a shocking event. Repeated recall: comparing later memories to memories created right after an event.
