EXP 3505 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jonathan Haidt, Phoneme, Mcgurk Effect

• School: FAU
• Department: Experimental Psychology
• Course: EXP 3505
• Professor: Barenholtz Elan

Document Summary

Autobiographical memory (am): episodic memories about life events, multisensory properties: autobiographical memory = recollected events that belong to a person"s past (mental time travel) ( is multidimensional spatial, emotional, and sensory components) Function of am - is to inform current decision-making direct current planning/behavior. Evidence that am has a true sensory component from object agnosia deficits (greenberg and rubin) Events that are remembered well: significant, emotional, transitions. Childhood amnesia: few to no memories from before 2-4; reduced memories before 10. Childhood amnesia not due to lack of encoding: memories can be present but fade with. Patients who cannot recognize objects also experience loss of autobiographical memory time. Neurological (hippocampus is underdeveloped until around 4 years old), Emotional (very young children may process emotional information differently certain early emotional experiences are sometimes remembered ex sibling birth) and. Linguistic (language may allow rehearsal and elaboration)