Flashbulb Memories: Vivid and Detailed Personal Experiences

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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?

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?

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?

Schema sets up expectations about what usually happened, which can lead to the formation of false memories. Signup and view all the answers

In the Brewer & Treyens (1981) study, what was the result regarding participants' reported memories?

Participants reported seeing items that were not in the real office but fitted into the regular office schema. Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a script in creating false inferred memories?

A script describes a highly familiar activity and contributes to the formation of false inferred memories. Signup and view all the answers

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?

False inferred memories Signup and view all the answers

In the context of memory and personal bias, which term refers to the tendency to remember positive traits about oneself?

Egocentric bias Signup and view all the answers

What type of memory distortion is related to how knowledge about the world can impact episodic memory?

Semantic memory interference Signup and view all the answers

What can lead to errors in episodic memory and distortions in personal and social factors?

Common biases related to personal and social factors Signup and view all the answers

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What is the main characteristic of Flashbulb Memories (FbM)?

What did the case of patient B.P. with amygdala damage reveal about memory?

According to the constructive approach to memory, what contributes to the construction of 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?

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?

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 can lead to errors in episodic memory and distortions in personal and social factors?

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