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18 Cards in this Set
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Retrieval mode |
putting memories back together |
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Monitoring |
Internal/external source |
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Reconstructive retrieval |
Schema-guided construction of episodic memories that alter & distort encoded memory representations |
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Leveling |
Details are lost in recollecting an event |
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Assimilation |
Recollection was rationalized or normalized to fit with preconceived notions |
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Sharpening |
Remembering details not actually stated but could be inferred from general knowledge |
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Selection |
Selective encoding of information that fits with prior knowledge |
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Integration |
combining features of different events into a unified memory representation |
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Source Monitoring |
evaluative processes that attribute mental experiences to different sources |
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False verbal memory |
a target word is falsely remembered following the study of a list of words highly related to the target |
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conjunction error |
a word is falsely remembered because its syllables were encountered in two different words studied earlier |
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confabulation |
memory distortion where one provides a detailed narrative of events that never happened |
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Misinformation effect |
Distortion of memory caused by asking misleading questions about an event encoded in LTM |
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Memory implantation |
Creation of false memory through direct suggestion |
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Delusional false memory |
False memory of an event experienced by an individual who has strong beliefs that a bizarre event could actually occur |
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Repression |
Defense mechanism that operates unconsciously to prevent recollection of disturbing events |
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Ecological validity |
Similarity of laboratory task to real-world tasks, allowing valid generalization from the lab finding |
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Trauma-induced amnesia |
Disassociation of consciousness during the experience that produces selective encoding |