7.15 Memory and False Memories

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts related to memory and false memories.

Misinformation Effect

The phenomenon where post-event information can alter a person's memory of an original event.

Elizabeth Loftus

A prominent memory researcher known for her work on false memories and the misinformation effect.

Leading Questions

Questions that suggest a particular answer or contain presuppositions, which can influence memory recall.

Critical Lure

The word that relates to a list of words that were actually presented but is conspicuously missing from that list.

Intrusion Error

A type of memory error where additional, incorrect information interferes with the accurate recall of an event.

Imagination Inflation

The increase in one's confidence that a memory is real due to repeatedly imagining an event.

Reality Monitoring Errors

Failures in distinguishing between real and imagined events.

DRM Procedure

A memory technique where individuals recall a list of related words, often leading to the creation of false memories.

Thermal Memory

An example of a