PSYC 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Long-Term Memory, Semantic Memory, Sensory Memory
16 Apr 2014
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Guided imaginary therapists ask clients to imagine past events. Hypnotic age regression therapists use hypnosis to return clients to their psychological state or childhood. Memories define not only our past, but also our sense of identity. Dissociative identity disorder or did known as a multiple personality disorder which is characterized by the existence of alter personalities or alters (changes). Paradox of memory- our memories are good in some situations and poor in others. Ex) forget names of people we met over and over again. The same memory mechanisms that serve us well in most circumstances can sometimes cause us problems in others. Research shows that our memories are often astonishingly accurate, most of us can recognize our schoolmates decades later and recite the lyrics to dozens, even hundreds of songs. Infantile autism memories of a small subset of individuals with a condition. Most individuals with autism lack specialized memory abilities.
