PSYC 2740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Ego Psychology, Extraversion And Introversion, Narcissism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2740
• Professor: Stephen Lewis

Document Summary

False memories some recovered memories turn out to be false or inaccurate, and are recanted upon further inquiry ( implanted memories of things that did not occur) However, we cannot say that all false memories are inaccurate because some pieces of information may be true, just like we can"t assume that an eye-witness testimonies are true just because the person was there at the time. Imagination inflation effect - occurs when a memory is elaborated upon through imagination, leading the person to confuse the imagined event with events that actually occurred. It is accepted as a fact that humans have a constructive memory. Constructive memory memory contributes to or influences in various ways what is recalled, rather than referring to pristine and objective retrieval of facts from the past. Confirmatory bias the tendency to look only for evidence that confirms their previous hunch and do not look for evidence that might disconfirm their belief.