Reconstructive Memory

Schema

Mental model about the world and particular aspects about it

Predictive Processing

Predict next state of the world based on incoming sensory info and high-level models based on schemata

Bayesian Statistics

A method of data analysis that uses Bayes' theorem to update probabilities and make statistical inferences

Intrusion Error

A type of memory error where a person recalls or includes information that was not part of the original information presented

Transience (Seven Sins)

Memory degrades with time

Absent - mindedness (Seven Sins)

Memory is dependent upon attention

Blocking (Seven Sins)

Irrelevant knowledge can interfere with retrieval

Misattribution (Seven Sins)

Failure to remember where info was obtained or when/where the event occurred

Suggestibility (Seven Sins)

Information from other distorts our own memory

Bias (Seven Sins)

One’s current state influences memories of one’s past

Persistence (Seven Sins)

Unwanted memories continuously retrieved from faux to trauma

Misinformation Effect

The distorting effect on eyewitness memory of misleading information presented after a crime or other event

Flashbulb Memories

Exceptionally vivid and highly detailed 'snapshots' of moments or circumstances wherein you learned important or surprising pieces of news

Repressed Memories

Traumatic memories that have been unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness as a psychological defense mechanism (Freud)

Fuzzy Trace Theory

Simplifies memory and decision-making by proposing we store information in two ways: precise verbatim traces