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What is the main characteristic of Flashbulb Memories (FbM)?
What is the main characteristic of Flashbulb Memories (FbM)?
- They are remembered very vividly and in more detail than other events. (correct)
- They are influenced by external suggestions and biases.
- They are only formed during traumatic events.
- They are forgettable and less vivid than other memories.
What did the case of patient B.P. with amygdala damage reveal about memory?
What did the case of patient B.P. with amygdala damage reveal about memory?
- The patient had a heightened ability to remember emotionally charged events.
- Emotionally charged images had no effect on the patient's memory. (correct)
- The patient's memory for emotional events was enhanced despite the amygdala damage.
- The patient experienced memory distortions due to amygdala damage.
According to the constructive approach to memory, what contributes to the construction of memories?
According to the constructive approach to memory, what contributes to the construction of memories?
- Actual events only
- Knowledge, experience, and expectations only
- Personal biases and suggestions only
- A combination of actual events, knowledge, experience, expectations, personal biases, and suggestions (correct)
What is the role of schema in creating false memories?
What is the role of schema in creating false memories?
In the Brewer & Treyens (1981) study, what was the result regarding participants' reported memories?
In the Brewer & Treyens (1981) study, what was the result regarding participants' reported memories?
What is the role of a script in creating false inferred memories?
What is the role of a script in creating false inferred memories?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where people add their own knowledge to a script and then remember events consistent with that script, even if those events did not occur?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where people add their own knowledge to a script and then remember events consistent with that script, even if those events did not occur?
In the context of memory and personal bias, which term refers to the tendency to remember positive traits about oneself?
In the context of memory and personal bias, which term refers to the tendency to remember positive traits about oneself?
What type of memory distortion is related to how knowledge about the world can impact episodic memory?
What type of memory distortion is related to how knowledge about the world can impact episodic memory?
What can lead to errors in episodic memory and distortions in personal and social factors?
What can lead to errors in episodic memory and distortions in personal and social factors?
