9.2 Myers Psychology

Study Quiz Flashcards

Misinformation Effect

Alteration of memory caused by the introduction of misleading information after the event.

Imagination Effect

The creation of false memories by vividly imagining an event.

Source Amnesia

Forgetting where or how you learned certain information, even though you remember the information itself.

True Memories

Memories that accurately reflect actual events.

False Memories

Memories that are either distorted or fabricated, often due to external influences.

Children’s Eyewitness Recall

The accuracy and reliability of children’s memories, which are particularly susceptible to distortion.

Suggestibility

The tendency to accept external suggestions or information as truth, leading to memory distortion.

Repressed Memories

Traumatic memories that are forgotten for a time but later recovered, often in therapeutic contexts.

Constructed Memories

False memories created or distorted through suggestion, therapy, or external pressure.