ch 7 mem errors

Question	Answer
Transience	normal, everyday forgetting
Bias	"i always knew he was bad" - current experience alters memory
Persistence	unwanted memories repeated over and over - PTSD
Absentmindedness	memory loss of events before brain damage
Blocking	"tip of the tongue"
Source Misattribution	remembering something from a different source than we actually learned from
Suggestibility	other's suggestions and statements can alter our memories for events in ways we don't even realize
Schema	general knowledge structure due to past experiences
Scripts	sequence of expected behaviors to a given situation depending on the schema
DRM Procedure	studies false memories - recall words from list that are similar, but not actually on list
Fuzzy Trace Theory	theme lists presented in DRM - gist of the list is created and store in memory
Plaques (Alzheimer's)	bundles of proteins that develop in synapse
Tangles	proteins fibers that develop in a neuron's nucleus
Childhood amnesia	phenomenon of a lack of one's memory before the age of 5, mostly episodic memories

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	Created by laura russo about 9 years ago