PSYB57H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Retrograde Amnesia, Pharynx, Leading Question
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Schema is something that helps us to organize the information we receive. If memory is entirely a matter of recalling memory traces, then remembering would be like re- experiencing the past. This notion is what neisser called reappearance hypothesis: that the same mem can disappear and reappear over and over again. If we do not have store copies of finished mental events then memory must be schematic relying on fragments to support a new construction. Memories for particular important events can be exceptionally clear and vivid. The term that brown and kulik coined to refer to such unsually vivid and detailed accounts was flashbulb memories clear and vivid memories. Theory; especially significant experiences are immediately photocopied and preserved in long-term memory. Brown and kulik proposed five stages: first the stimulus event is tested for surprisingness. If it is sufficiently traumatic; we will respond with retrograde amnesia and not process it at all.
