Chapter 8B Slides Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
How do we recall situations?
A
We use existing memory and recreate them using information currently presented
2
Q
Repressed Memory
A
- Horrible memory from past that has become sublimated
- Recovered in therapy using imager, suggestive questioning, repetition
- (arguably not real, PTSD evidence suggests)
3
Q
Flashbulb Memories
A
- Memories that stand out because of their weighted importance
- Rehearsal through repeated retellings
- e.g., 9/11
4
Q
Understanding instructions
A
-Greater difficulty understanding instructions that contain negatives
5
Q
Elizabeth Loftus
A
- Foremost expert on eyewitness testimony
- Helped re-emphasize reconstructive memory
- Now also a leading expert on false memory
6
Q
Line-up (jail) cautions
A
- Inform the victim that the suspect may not be in line-up
- Make people in lineup as similar as possible
- Do not rely on witness’s confidence too much; confidence has little relation to accuracy in this situation
