PSY 308 Lecture Notes - Roast Beef, Long-Term Memory, Psych
4 Dec 2013
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Belief in the flashbulb memory stays pretty constant over time even in 224 days. Everyday memory on the other half dropped over time. Recollection drops over time too for everyday memory. Vividness: stays constant and high over time for flashbulb memory. For everyday memory on the other hand changes and drops over time. Number of details and accuray jn faxt decreases over time for flashbulb. All that differs is subjective people more confident about flashbulb memories. The memory is right but wrong time slot. Pictures are vivid but can lead to memory errors. Can stregthen memory even when it"s the wrong time. Gaps in memory and he fills it in with info learnt later or with what he thought we should have experienced. Like in the demo we falsely recalled related category word the list relates to high confidence false recall. Sometimes inaccurate process and we can be highly confident even when.
