PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Psych, Social Rejection, Leading Question
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Memory is a story; not a perfect representation that we store in our minds. Those examples illustrated how our brains are biased to access certain information depending on recently activated memories. Researchers have been able to induce people to recall complicated events from early in life that never actually happened, such as getting lost in a shopping mall. Fake disneyland commercials features bugs bunny 1/3 recall meeting bugs at. Some even remember specific details, such as shaking hands with bb or seeing him in a parade. The memories of eyewitness can be influenced by: The race of the witness and alleged criminal. Participates viewed a video of a car crash. In various scenarios, subjects could also be lead to remember broken glass (where there was none), stop signs and other details, etc. We"ve talked about top-down processes, their efficiency gains, and accuracy lost.
