Transcript Attending to and Manipulating Information

Chapter 7
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Memory Distortions
Memory Distortions
Sins of Memory
• Sins of omission: Loss of information with the
passage of time
– Transience
– Absentmindedness
– Blocking
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Memory Distortions
Sins of Memory
• Sins of commission: Involve the presence of
unwanted or inaccurate memory information
– Misattribution
– Suggestibility
– Bias
– Persistence
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Remember these words
thread
pin
eye
sewing
sharp
prick
thimble
haystack
thorn
injection
syringe
cloth
knitting
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eye
pin
point
hurt
syringe
pain
thimble
haystack
thread
prick
sharp
sewing
injection
knitting
Testing Your Recall and
Recognition
Question 1: How many words
did you write on your recall list?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
0-3
4-6
7-9
10-12
13-15
4 = I’m sure I saw the word
3 = I think I saw the word
2 = I think the word is new
1 = I’m sure the word is new
1. eye
8. haystack
2. pin
9. thread
3. point
10. needle
4. hurt
5. syringe
6. pain
7. thimble
11. prick
12. sharp
13. sewing
14. injection
15. knitting
Question 2: When you saw the
words on the handout, how many
did you recognize as appearing
during the word list presentation?
Question 3: Did you recognize
the word “needle” from the word
list presentation?
A. yes
B. no
Remember these words
Table
Sit
Legs
Seat
Wood
Sofa
Metal
Cushion
Swivel
Stool
Sitting
Rocking
Bench
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Memory Distortion
Recovered Memories
• Can false memories for traumatic events be
created?
– Laboratory studies indicate memories for complex
events can be created
– Suggestive influences involved in therapy and selfhelp books
– Memories for implausible events (e.g., alien
abduction)
– Retractors
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