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False Memory And Eyewitness Testimony
A false memory is a fabricated or corrupt recollection of an event. Memories can be false in
inconsequential and considerable ways. An inconsequential way is thinking one's coat is hanging in
the closet when it is really on a chair in the dining room. A considerable way is when there is an
implication that one was sexually abused as a child. There are factors that include misinformation
that interfere with the formation of a new memory, causing recollection to be mistaken or entirely
false. False memories can have serious implications, such as the false identification of a suspect or
false recollection during police interrogations. In regards to eyewitness testimony, the length of time
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Eyewitness testimony is generally seen as reliable, but as of lately research has found psychological
factors that affect one's testimony. They are anxiety/stress, reconstructive memory, and leading
questions. A study was conducted on the impact of anxiety and life stress upon eyewitness
testimony; subjects completed self–reports, an eyewitness task, and a self–preoccupation scale to
determine the relationship. Results showed that anxiety and preoccupation limits the eyewitness's
ability to perform; a highly anxious individual may miss important cues that are task–relevant
(Seigel & Loftus 1978). Other cognitive processes like perception, imagination, and semantic
memory influence reconstructive memory the act of remembering. Bartlett's theory of reconstructive
memory is understood that an eyewitness testimony is influenced by what is learned or cultural
norms. We store information in a way that makes the most sense to us, organizing information into
schemas, mental units of knowledge that correspond to people, objects, or situations that are close to
us (Wagoner 2013). When in a police interrogation, leading questions can provide misinformation
that causes the witness to question everything they saw and whether or not they are saying the right
thing. A study was conducted on a number of subjects that saw a complex and fast moving event.
They immediately after were asked questions that suggested information that was necessarily correct
due to the wording of the question (Loftus
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False Memory, Pseudo-Memory Distortion
False memory syndrome is also called Recovered memory, Pseudo–Memory, and Memory
Distortion. False memory syndrome or pseudo–memory is memories of an experience, in which one
seemingly remembers that never actually or really occurred. In other words, false memory is a
fabricated remembrance of past events that did not really happen. People often falsely thought of
memories as recorder that are records accurately of all the experience in our brain but, memories are
not always true and accurate and may contain delusions. People might be confident with their
memory, but there is no guaranteed that some memories are actually accurate. Confident may
sometimes result a person to think something completely false into being completely true.
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Self–hypnosis can sometimes result in the creation of false memories because the belief that
something happened could be so strong in an individual's conscious mind that it force a memory to
adapt to the belief, even if the event had never happened. A statistic that a psychologist at Ohio State
University in Lima and fellow researchers found about hypnosis was that even when people were
warned about the likelihood of acquiring pseudo–memories or false memories under hypnosis, more
than a quarter of the people still want to be treated using the technique. There are raging
controversies over the use of hypnosis to help people recall lost memories of early trauma due to the
false accusation of cultural expectation that hypnosis will lead more accurate memories.
A case study conducted by Dr. Joseph Green, whose a Professor of Psychology at Ohio State
University, consist of48 students who had been shown to be highly inclined to hypnosis was divided
into two groups to test the controversies. Before they were hypnotized, 32 of the students were
warned about hypnosis could lead to false memories and other memories that they would not
normally remember and the remaining 16 students were not given any warning. According to Dr.
Joseph Green, the result of the experiment was that the warning that was given to the 32 students
help prevents false memories to an extent, but not
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A Brief Look at Amnesia
Amnesia is when people forget things easily. They tend to forget information that is stored in their
memory. If you are a little forgetful it doesn't mean you have amnesia, but if you forget a lot of
memories that you should have not forgot you have amnesia. Examples of amnesia are important
milestones in your life, memorable events, key people in life, and important fact that we have been
told or taught. Just like you see something happen and then someone asks you what happened and
you can't remember. Normal causes could be from brain damage or using sedative drugs.
Alzheimer's disease is one of the big diseases you could get from amnesia. People find it hard to
imagine the future if they have amnesia. (Researchers form Washington University in St. Louis,
Christina Nordqvist. 2009) used advanced brain imaging techniques to show the remembering the
past and envisioning the future may go hand–in–hand, with each process sparking strikingly similar
patterns of activity within precisely the same broad network of brain regions. Remembering events
and experiences is a very complex brain process. Although amnesia is a popular theme for movies
and books, it is a very rare condition (Christina Nordqvist, 2009). Retrograde Amnesia is when you
get a blow to the head that could lose memory for certain details or events that occurred prior. The
lost memories return slowly, but the older memoires tend to come back first. In almost all cases
investigated, memories for recent events have
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Hypnotherapy : Reputable Or Misleading?
Hypnotherapy: Reputable or Misleading? At some point in our life we may be faced with the
question, "Is hypnosis real?" The question can be presented anytime and anywhere. Whether it takes
place before your eyes at the county fair or in the office of a psychiatrist, hypnotherapy is sure to
raise some interest. The issue at hand, for most individuals, is trying to debunk as to whether or not
one can actually rely on hypnotherapy. Does hypnotherapy truly resolve a problem or is the whole
act just a placebo effect to suppress memories or habits? What is hypnotherapy? Hypnotherapy is
the act of an individual guided through relaxation, and intense concentration that is focused on
specific thoughts or actions (Hypnotherapy–Hypnosis 1). There are two subtypes of hypnotherapy,
the two forms being suggestive hypnotherapy and analysis hypnotherapy. Through suggestive
hypnotherapy, a certified professional can provide the patient with alternatives, methods of dealing
with behaviors or perceptions they may be dealing with. Analysis therapy involves a certified
professional first setting the foundation by revealing the trauma, then suggesting alternatives,
creating a long–term positive effect.
When taking the hypnotherapy approach, the most effective approach is for individuals who suffer
from obstacles such as: irrational fears, excessive eating, procrastination, anxiety, etc. Individuals
who suffer from habits such as these, as well as other habits, can expect a positive outcome
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False Memory Syndrome And Cognitive Psychology
Since the early 90's a large debate has divided many medical professionals in the psychology realm
over the relationship between recovered–memory therapy and false memory syndrome. Memory has
been studied in several different areas to recognize how it compares not only to others but also in
certain situations and even as far as being replicated to fit to a person's beliefs, feelings, and memory
they've have pieced together instead of reproduced (Lynn, Evans, Laurence and Lilianfeld, 2015).
False memory was coined in 1992 by a group of professionals who noticed numerous adults were
claiming to have been sexually abused as a child from their parents after receiving therapy. The
adults who claimed to have been sexually abused as
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Creating False Memory, By Elizabeth Loftus
False memory refers to a phenomenon that makes an individual believe that they remember events
in their lives but in real sense, these events have never occurred. In most cases, these events are
traumatic, and relate to sexual abuse. False memory syndrome was postulated in 1992 in an attempt
to explain the theory of adult childhood memory. Adults who remember sexual abuse events when
they were young may be creating an occurrence that never happened or information that is not
correct.
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Nadean Cool attended therapeutic sessions with the hope of modifying her reaction to the shocking
events of her daughter. The therapist misguided her. The therapist convinced her that her current
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Loftus argues that people can be shaped to remember their past in different ways. She used a study
about getting lost in a Mall to show that individuals can be prompted to recollect the whole events
that occurred to them (Loftus 74). Imagination can also create a false memory of an occurrence that
never happened. Loftus and her colleagues requested the participant to record on a scale the
possibility of the forty events named occurred in their childhood. After two weeks, they were
allowed to imagine some of the occurrences they had said never happened in their childhood. They
were asked to rate the events again. Individuals, who participated in the imagining test, became
convinced that the incident happened (Loftus 75).
In summary, the discussion about the false memory syndrome is far from being complete. False
memory syndrome makes it difficult to judge the viability of an event and is very hard to banish
from ones memory. A small false creation embeds in the mind for a very long time. Once an
individual creates a false memory, it becomes part and parcel of his or her life. Therapeutic sessions
should be taken with care so as to reduce false memory implanted to reduce
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Why Is Elizabeth Loftus Unreliable Memory
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus received much criticism and praise after boldly questioning the ideas
of psychology's greats, Sigmund Freud and Plato. She believed memory is extremely unreliable as
one can construct memories based on what has been suggested and based on what one's imagination
could do to fill in the missing links of a memory. She decided to run many experiments to prove that
memories are fiction and not facts. She started simple with stop signs, beards, barns, and knives. She
once asked "Wasn't that traffic signal yellow" when the traffic signal was really red and the test
group remembered yellow after some time after the idea that the signal color was yellow was
suggested. She criticized detectives and therapists for using this ... Show more content on
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This memory was based on the suggestions of a therapist who molded her memory based on
suggestions. Loftus argued that Franklin's daughter, Eileen, has unreliable memory for her claims of
actually "seeing" her father act out the process of murdering her best friend were false since she also
later read about it in the newspaper articles. From this incident, Loftus went on to attempt to prove
that one cannot only just modify a memory but can "implant" a totally untrue memory in a person's
mind. Some therapists were telling traumatically repressed patients to imagine deeply, causing many
modifications on one's memory of the actual incident as it merges the imagination with the memory.
She criticizes abuse laws of being sentenced to five years of imprisonment from the time that
someone remembered in rather than the time of the actual incident occurrence by saying these false
memories change with time, and these memories cannot be counted on solely when neither the
police nor anyone else could get any form of evidence to support the
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Memory Accuracy Fades
Many people would swear that they are able to remember an event that happened to them with
complete accuracy. However, this may not always be the case. Over time, it is not uncommon for
people's memories to fade and deteriorate, but what many don't realize is that it's possible for
memories to actually transform themselves or be created entirely. With the possibility of memories
being changed or fabricated by the human mind, can memory really be trusted?
Most of us hold the view that "memory is much like a tape recorder or video recorder, holding a
perfectly accurate record of what has been experienced. Nothing could be further from the truth"
(Thompson and Madigan 6). Memory is amazing; however, the human "memory system is far from
perfect," but it is most certainly adequate (Mlodinow 63). For the most part, it can be described as
being accurate and efficient. "We may not intentionally change the details of our memories, but the
process of remembering changes our memories. "Just as editing on a computer usually overwrites
the original file, revisiting an event can revise your memory" (Kowalski 34). Details of events can
be subtracted from memories. Many factors can contribute to this including time and trauma (Laney
and Loftus 138). In fact, memories have the potential to be eliminated completely if the neuron
carrying them dies (Minirth 73). The mood a person possesses during an event can also affect the
way it will be remembered. For instance, if a person is in an
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Essay On Long-Term Potentiation
Long–term potentiation refers to the steady increase in synaptic activity between two neurons which
causes persistent strengthening of synaptic activity. Since memory formation is mainly dependent on
synaptic strength, LTP seems to play an essential role in memory formation. Contrary to that, long–
term depression causes a reduction in synaptic activity between two neurons, causing a decrease in
synaptic activity. LTP and LTD are essential for normal functioning of the brain and balance in the
ratio of LTP/LTD is needed for homeostasis. The levels and activity of LTP and LTD are majorly
dependent on Calcium levels, Calcium–Calmodulin Kinase, NMDARs (N–Methyl–D–Aspartate
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Previous data proposes impairments in synaptic proteins of specific NMDA receptors (GluN2B,
GluN2A, GluN1), AMPA receptors (GluR1, GluR2), Calcium Calmodulin Kinase, Protein Kinase
A/C, CREB (cAMP response element binding protein), signalling molecules of MAPK (Mitogen–
Activated Protein Kinase) – ERK (Extracellular Receptor Kinase), Akt (Protein Kinase B) etc (Minh
Vu Chuong Nguyen et al., 2012).
NMDA Receptor is one of the crucial glutamate receptors present in the nerve cell. It gets activated
when glutamate or Glycine binds to it. NMDA receptor is known for its role in synaptic plasticity
and membrane function (learning and memory). Its activity is highly dependent on calcium influx. It
is a tri heteromeric receptor with three different subunits NR1, NR2 and NR3. Each subunit has
several other subunits, each of them having a unique function: NR1 has 8, NR2 has 4 (NR2A,
NR2B, NR2C, NR2D), NR3 has 2 (NR3A, NR3B). Out of all the subunits, NR2A and NR2B have
been extensively studied. NR2A, also known as GluN2A is believed to be involved in cell death
pathways whereas NR2B, also known as GluN2B is believed to be involved in cell survival
cascades (Bayer et al., 2006). Interestingly, GluN2B and GluN2A have differing roles, and both can
affect either long–term potentiation (LTP) or long–term differentiation (LTD)
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Memories Of The Gulf War Syndrome
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MEMORY LOSS IN GULF WAR SYNDROME
Katherine Krishun
What Causes Memory Loss in Gulf War Syndrome? Chemical Exposure or Stress?
PSY 101/112
10/24/2016
Gulf War Syndrome is a chronic multi symptom illness affecting 250,000 of the 697,000 1991
Desert Storm Gulf War veterans. Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans may also suffer from this
syndrome. The Veterans Administration "refers to these illnesses as "chronic multi symptom illness"
and "undiagnosed illnesses". We prefer not to use the term "Gulf War Syndrome" when referring to
medically unexplained symptoms reported by Gulf War veterans. Why? Because symptoms vary
widely" (Gulf War Veterans Medically Unexplained Illnesses, 2016). The illnesses included in this
syndrome are: chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, functional gastrointestinal disorders, and
undiagnosed illnesses including fatigue, cardiovascular disease, muscle and joint pain, respiratory
disorders, headaches neurological and psychological problems, and sleep disorders.
Research is being done on the correlation of combined chemical exposure plus stress and their
effects on memory. Many veterans suffer from PTSD and some researchers believe that the Gulf
War Syndrome (GWS) symptoms are in response to the stress associated with PTSD alone. Other
researchers believe that along with stress, there are neurological deficits linked with chemical
exposures.
Prior to entering the theatre of operation, veterans were given
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False Memory Syndrome
False Memory Syndrome
False Memory Syndrome is not just a condition that is caused mentally. Many factors need to be
considered when looking at this type of problem. Syndromes can be difficult to live with even if one
receives treatment or therapy. False memory syndrome is one of the hardest conditions to recover
from no matter what age a person is. False memory syndrome has many causes that will often
trigger horrendous symptoms, and therapy is one of the only treatments that may be able to help.
Background
This condition is not common and not many people know it exists. As stated by Kathleen Flannery,
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When a person experiences anxiety, they often begin to have panic attacks. The number one problem
of False Memories Syndrome is depression. Even if someone recovers their "pseudomemories",
which is memories recovered, flashbacks occur when someone tries to deny memories. They "are
often quite vivid and emotionally charged, especially those representing acts of abuse or violence"
("False"). Memories are hard to recover once someone has established a false truth.
Insomnia is the second leading symptom of this syndrome. Another sleeping disorder is Insomnia
and there has been, "a vast amount of research has been conducted on the problem and the solution,"
but there are not many solutions that allow someone to control these symptoms ("Symptoms"). False
memory syndrome can cause many uneasy feelings in someone's life. Emotions can be mixed which
makes telling the difference between true memories and false memory that can cause a terrible
ordeal. Insomnia can be the cause of no sleep which makes it even harder to understand what is
going on around
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The Effects Of Retrograde Amnesia On Memory
"Cognitive Psychology helps us try to understand the human thought process and how we acquire,
process, and store information (www.careerinpsychology.org)." Amnesia is just one of many aspects
that happens in the brain, and it hinders our memory. According to Solso, Otto and Kimberly,
amnesia is forgetting caused by problems in the brain. In chapter seven, we talked about two types
of Amnesias, and how they affect memory. Retrograde and Anterograde amnesia affect your
memory as well as, other disease processes like Alzheimer's and Korsakoff's syndrome. First,
"retrograde amnesia is the memory loss for events prior to the brain injury (Solso, Otto, & Kimberly,
2014)." According to Solso, Otto, and Kimberly, retro means old memories are being
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Seven Sins Of Memory Research Paper
The memory part of our brain plays an important role in our everyday lives. There are a variety of
problems associated with memory, some are recognizable, while others are difficult to determine.
We experience some memory lapse during the day, for example, forgetting to buy milk at the
grocery store or the name of the person you just met. These memory lapses are known as The Seven
Sins of Memory, transience, absent–minded, blocking, suggestibility, bias, persistence, and
misattribution. According to Murray, (2003), the first three are sins of omission that involve
forgetting, and the second four are sins of commission that involve distorted or unwanted
recollections. Transience is the decreasing accessibility of memory over time. Normal aging
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False Memory Syndrome Essay
False Memory Syndrome
How accurate and reliable is memory? "Studies on memory have shown that we often construct our
memories after the fact, that we are susceptible to suggestions from others that will help us fill in the
gaps in our memories" (Carroll 6). Prior to reading and discussing the issue of False Memory
Syndrome, I hadn't thought much about the topic. Maybe a person who had experienced this would
be more educated. I did however find it very interesting to research and my beliefs or feelings about
it now exist and will be shared at a later time. The purpose of this paper is to describe what False
Memory Syndrome is and summarize some of the facts that have been gathered through previous
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(Freberg 1) Some of the different causes for FMS might be related to emotional and psychological
distress which often drive an individual to seek psychotherapy. Things such as job loss, divorce,
eating disorders, relationship problems, or a birth or death in the family (Freyd 3). People who are
caught up in the FMS, might believe that current adult problems are a result of childhood trauma.
However, most FMS individuals do not come to this realization on their own. It is possible to create
false memories, hence the name, False Memory Syndrome. People who are dealing with any type of
stressful situation will often look to some type of therapist for help. In most cases, this is where the
individual has memories distorted or created with the "help" of a therapist. Psychiatrists are advised
to avoid engaging in any type of recovery memory techniques which most often are based on some
type of abuse of which the patient doesn't remember. If the abuse never took place, the therapist is
using suggestive information to worsen or create something that may have never happened.
Techniques may include drug mediated interviews, hypnosis, regression therapies, guided imagery,
literal dream interpretation
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False Memory Syndrome
Psychologists have diligently studied the human mind for many years and have yet to discover some
of the ways that the brain performs simple and complex tasks. Since the knowledge that has been
obtained concerning processes of the brain remains a mere fraction compared to what is unknown
about cognitive functioning, individuals cannot fully grasp the reasoning behind why the brain
performs some of the acts it does. Many people daydream, picture themselves recovering lost items
in obscure places, or even create stories repeated so much that individuals begin to believe they may
have happened; all three of these examples are forms of creating a false memory. Many
psychologists have researched, evaluated, and experimented with false memory, which has lead to
the discovery of False Memory Syndrome, a condition in which individuals contract false memories
while almost always remaining oblivious to the act of creating a memory that is not factual or
concrete (Berger 1). False memory syndrome develops as a result of many different internal and
external forces such as mind manipulation in psychological malpractice, severe trauma to the brain
in the first few years of life, a traumatic experience, or even by forcing one's self into believing an
entirely made–up thought; however, seemingly healthy individuals can contract the syndrome
without the slightest idea it is present.
Some people tend to use a coping mechanism called "confabulation" to put their mind in a state of
peace,
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Essay On Transient Global Amnesia
Transient Global Amnesia
Overview–
Transient global amnesia is a syndrome characterized neurological temporary, but almost complete,
loss of short term memory with a difficult access to the most remote memories. A person suffering
from amnesia no further signs of cognitive impairment. During an episode of transient global
amnesia, a memory of recent events simply vanishes, so you cannot remember where it was or how
it was arrived. With transient global amnesia, the patient does not lose the memory of who he is or
who knows, but this does not make the problem less disturbing.
Causes–
The basic cause of transient global amnesia is unknown. There seems to be a link between transient
global amnesia and a history of migraine, although the factors that ... Show more content on
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Physical examination–The process begins with a neurological examination, checking reflexes,
posture, muscle tone, muscle strength, sensory function, gait, coordination and balance. Your doctor
may also ask questions to test your thinking, judgment and memory.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – This technique uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create
detailed images in cross section of the brain. The MRI machine allows producing 3–D images that
can be viewed from different angles.
Electroencephalogram (EEG) – an EEG records electrical activity OF the brains through electrodes
affixed to the scalp. People infected with epilepsy frequently have variation in their brain waves,
even when they are not having an attack.
Computed tomography (CT) – The CT scan can reveal abnormalities in brain structure.
Treatment–
No treatment is needed for transient global amnesia. It resolves on its own and has no
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The Memory System Essay example
Memories are creative recollections of past experiences that are unique to each individual. They
define us and give us our identity. Memories are a collection of information, which at one time was
new to us, and as we learned and progressed, that information became stored as memory. The main
fact to memory is that practice and repetition is a key asset to making the brain encode the
information as memory. When the brain encodes this information it is stored, waiting to be retrieved.
When we memorize something, it is stored for a certain amount of time in the brain, the more we
recall this information the more familiar we become with it, making it easier to remember and recall
later in life. The process of memory is still a mystery, but ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net
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While yet it is the most complex process neuroscience has ever tried to define. Most theorists
believe that the brain encodes information in two different types, motor–skills memory and factual
memory. Motor–skills memory is the memorization of functions like running, walking, or eating.
While factual memory is associated with the memorization of telephone number, names, places, and
experiences. Some theorists believe this is the basic foundation to memories. Associated with these
two types are three levels, Sensory memory, Short–term memory, and Long–term memory. Sensory
memory is the level, which absorbs the things around us using the five main senses, sight, smell,
touch, sound, and taste. This level of memory is thought to only last a matter of seconds, and only
moves on to the next level if enough attention is given to the information. (Baddeley, 1976) If not
enough attention is given to the information it is ignored by the brain and forgotten. (Howe, 1983)
The second level of memory is the Short–term memory. This level is believed to only have a
capacity of 7 items, and have a duration time of no more than thirty seconds. (Bjork, 1996) When
memories in the short–term are used more and more it sends it to the next level, but again this is
only done by practice or repetition. A way for most people to remember more things, in the short–
term is called "Chunking." This is where someone will
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False Hunger Research Paper
What is False Hunger? Hunger is defined by the Merriam–Webster dictionary as 1) an
uncomfortable feeling in your stomach caused by the need for food 2) a great need for food
(Merriam–Webster, n.d.). Since we all have experienced these feelings since as far back as we can
remember and have associated then with hunger or being hungry, what exactly does that mean?
Does that mean we should question all of the times we believed that we have been hungry or does it
mean that there is no way there could be such thing as false hunger? As a Western culture, we have
misinterpreted what hunger is and have aligned it with our poor nutrition habits to somehow find a
way to describe that weird feeling we have in our stomachs in between meals. False hunger also
known as toxic hunger is indeed as a real state of being defined as the craving to eat food to soothe
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Leptin and ghrelin are the two hormones that are essential for alerting our brains when we are
hungry and full. Ghrelin is responsible for telling your body that you are hungry and leptin lets your
brain know when you've had enough. When you are deprived of sleep your leptin level decreases
making it harder for your body to tell your brain when it's had enough food and subsequently
making it easier for your body to tell your brain it's hungry when it's not. What is True Hunger? On
the flip side of false hunger we have true hunger which dieticians say that we as humans especially
those of us in the Western culture rarely experience. True hunger is brought on by a true need for
food and develops gradually over time. The author of Conquer Your Food Addiction states that we
haven't experienced true hunger since we were infants (Ehrlich, 2010). True hunger unlike false
hunger should actually be painless to the stomach. It can't be identified by the grumbling in your
tummy like with false hunger. The Difference between True and False
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Examples Of False Memory Eyewitness Testimony
False Memories and Eyewitness Testimony Once in a while we all like to reminisce and think of the
past at some point. We remember our favorite toy, our best friends, favorite movie, and past
memories, but what if what we think we know is just something that our mind has created for us.
That specific event that we were so certain happened never actually did. We remember the colors the
smells the people that were there, but it never really happened. This crazy phenomenon is called
False Memory syndrome. What is a false memory you ask? Well, according to psychology expert
Kendra Cherry, "a false memory is a fabricated or distorted recollection of an event that did not
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Loftus realizes that, the length of time between the incident and being interviewed about an event
plays a role in how suggestible people are to false memory. "These false memories can be formed
because the memory wasn't encoded in the correct places to begin with" (Cherry). We as humans
tend to see things that aren't really there and we being to form our own opinions of an event. In
some instances, we might hear certain key words and this leads us to form complete sentences to
support those key words. Our long term memories are also susceptible to change. When information
is encoded, it can lead us to remember an event a different way. False memories are formed when,
"neurons first encode in our cortex and hippocampus. Each time a memory is recalled, it is re–
encoded by a similar, but not the identical, set of neurons"
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Repressed Memory Syndrome
Understand Memory Recovery Repressed memory is always compared to false memory syndrome,
but there is a distinctive difference that set these two apart. Skeptic dictionary quotes that "A
repressed memory is the memory of a traumatic event unconsciously retained in the mind, where it
is said to adversely affect conscious thought, desire, and action. It is common to consciously repress
unpleasant experiences." (Carroll, Robert 1994). A repressed memory is caused by disturbing
occurrences involuntarily recalled in the mind, where it is said to unfavorably affect someone mind
set, desire, and actions. This is where a person can have a memory that was so traumatizing that they
make themselves forget about it. Because the situation was so traumatizing
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Examples Of Memory Distrust Syndrome
Memory Distrust Syndrome
This article talks about how some people will confess to a crime they did not commit because they
force themselves to believe that they did the crime but have no recollection of it.. Memory Distrust
Syndrome is a term that describes a person's susceptibility during an interrogation to take
responsibility in the crime on account of them distrusting their own memory. These people have had
preceding memory impairments, and use this to convince themselves that they are the guilty party
(Gudjonsson, Sigurdsson, Sigurdardottir, Steinthorsson, & Sigurdardottir, 2014). This condition was
based off of three criminal cases, with the first case about a man who suspected of murder. He had a
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False confessions that fall under coerced–internalized correlate most with memory distrust
(Gudjonsson et al., 2014). Memory distrust on some instances is internally caused, but is most
commonly a result induced by police over the course of a lengthy and forcefully influential
interrogation. These interrogations break down the suspect's denial and opposition, using drawn out,
cunning and repetitive interviewing that could potentially make the suspect distrust their memory
and falsely confess to a crime they did not commit (Gudjonsson et al., 2014). It concerns me that
police are so eager and set on a particular person being guilty, that they would rather force the
potentially innocent person into falsely confessing instead of listening to their alibi and
reconsidering a new suspect. This research is immensely important to both psychology and law
because no man should be imprisoned for a crime he or she did not commit, and no man should be
manipulated into confessing to a crime to escape a strenuous situation. It is also rather unsettling to
know that some men or women who committed crimes, no matter the degree, are walking free
because the law failed in catching the actual
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How Reliable Is Your Memory?
The Ted talking that I watched was "How reliable is your memory?" presented by Elizabeth Lofuts.
By listening to her talk, we could easily identified her argument. She disagree with the saying that
memory is reliable. In this video, Elizabeth introduced an idea of false memory at first, and then let
us realize that our memory was not that trustworthy. In order to convincing us, she used the case of
Titus, many experiments that she have done or other people have done, and some statistical datas. In
the case of Titus, he was accused as the rapist because of the false memory of the victim. Although
he was free finally, he lost his job, and his fiancée, and he died at 36 years old. The most critical
thing leading to Titus' tragedy was the false memory of the victim. Then, she also talked about
experiments that she have done about false memory. By asking leading questions, or using some
forms of psychotherapy, experimenters could lead the subjects believed they have experienced
something that they actually did not experience. In addition, through the analyze, there are three
quoter of 300 innocent defendants who were convicted due to false memory of eyewitness.
Furthermore, there were still many experiments that she mentioned proved that people had false
memory, and scientists even could plant false memory into someone's memory. Through her talking,
we could see that she did use a lot of evidences to prove her argument. It included case study,
experiment, and observations, and
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False Memories are Affecting Us All Essay
Intro: What Are False Memories? Have you every specifically remembered an event such as going
to a basketball game then you were reminded by someone that you didn't go because you were sick
or something. If so, you have created a false memory. The study of false memories began in the
early 1990's when people started to report "recovered" memories of abuse (Laney & Loftus 1). To
understand how false memories work, you first need a basic understanding of how the memory
works. In general your brain stores memories in different ways depending on what type of memory
they are. For example short term memories are most often stored in acoustic form but long term
memories are stored by their meanings (Foster 3). Because of this, long term memories ... Show
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Section One: The Debate over False Memories False memories have been studied science the early
1990's because they have become controversial topic. In the beginning they was no thought that
your memory would be unfaithful and that if you had a memory that you "recovered" it had to be
true because your memory couldn't fail you. Could it? Well one woman's disbelief caused her, Susan
Clancy, who was a Harvard University graduate student at the time decided that while everyone else
was arguing over the accuracy of recovered memories, she would create a study on them (Grierson
1). Clancy first started out by interviewing her subjects that said to have recovered memories of
abuse after they had gone through therapy. The stories were horrifying but she was brought up to
believe that what they were telling her was true. But, soon after she found herself wondering if they
had even really went through these events that they "recovered". When she spoke out against the
recovered memory patients saying that they couldn't of forgotten such a traumatic memory and that
they had created a false memory by going to the therapy the hate mail started coming in (Grierson
3). Throughout this time many other scientists started to do more and more research on false
memories and most of the studies have concluded with the same information. "The false memory
researchers point to other research showing that traumatic events are normally remembered all too
well. They argue that
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Repressed Memories Essay
Repressed Memories
Abstract In recent years there has been a hot debate between "repressed" vs. "false" memories.
Neurobiological studies show that both suppression and recall and the creation of false memories are
possible. This paper evaluates the evidence but forth by both sides of the controversy and concludes
that both are feasible and separate phenomenon, which occur at significant rates in our society.
Further biological research on the effect of psychological trauma on the neurochemistry of memory
may help clinicians distinguish between true repressed memories and false memories in clients who
report abuse. However, to date there is no method to determine the accuracy of these memories.
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Neurobiological studies show that both suppression and recall and the creation of false memories are
possible. (Kandel, 1994) In this paper both sides of the debate will be analyzed and evaluated.
The issue of 'false' vs. 'repressed' memories is of increasing relevance to counseling psychologists
and indeed to any professional involved in therapy. The reputation of therapy is at stake, as clients
begin to sue therapists for the implantation of false memories. In turn, it is essential that all
clinicians conduct their therapy according to the latest guidelines of practice as to avoid suggestion
and the possible implantation of false memories.
The need for understanding the phenomenon of repressed memories is also very important from a
legal standpoint. In recent years there has been numerous cases of people suing their parents or other
authority figures for abuse that has been recalled many years after the abuse was said to have
occurred. The rulings in these cases have often been controversial considering there is often not
enough concrete or collaborative evidence to prove the accused to be guilty or innocent. The judge
and jury are often forced to make a ruling that relies heavily on the testimonial of the accuser. This
is very contentious considering there is not an accurate and reliable test to determine the validity of
the accuser.
The importance of understanding the underlying psychological mechanisms by which both
memories are repressed and
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Modern Justice System: False Memory
False memory can be defined as a person believing they remember something that did not actually
happen (Loftus, 1997). It is a common misconception that human memories are accurate and
reliable (Poston, 2014), though many studies have revealed the reconstructive nature of memory and
its vulnerability to distortion (e.g., Frenda, Nichols, & Loftus, 2011; Nash & Wade, 2008). This
misconception forms an integral part of the modern justice system. Judges, attournies and juries are
all prone to believe testimony from a confident eyewitness (Van Wallendael et al., 2007) and legal
confessions are considered among the most compelling forms of evidence (e.g., Cutler, 2012;
Kassin, Bogart, & Kerner, 2012). But what happens when these legal statements are based on false
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Only rarely does memory seem markedly resistent to distortion (e.g., Oeberst & Blank, 2012). Many
studies have sucessfully demonstrated and replicated the implantation of episodic false memories in
the minds of participants (e.g.; Bernstein et al., 2005; Laney & Loftus, 2008; Nash & Wade, 2009).
Internal and external sources such as imagination and interview techniques appear to aid the
construction of a false episodic memories (e.g., Frenda et al.,
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Essay On Anterograde Amnesia
"Anterograde amnesia is the inability to create new memories; long–term memories from before the
event typically remain intact. However, memories that were not fully consolidated from before the
event may also be lost." [8] Anterograde amnesia affects the short term memory of a person more
than their long–term memory. "Your long–term memory, is everything you can remember that did
not happen today. This ranges from stuff that happened when you were three to stuff that happened
yesterday. Your short–term memory includes things that happened today. The change from STM to
LTM happens while you sleep. Long–term memory is often divided into three categories by
psychologists. They are procedural, semantic and episodic. Anterograde amnesia only impairs your
formation of new episodic memories." [23] Our short term memory 2 seems to be between 15 and
30 seconds." [25] Repetition of what is in our short–term memory is what eventually leads to ...
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Quality of life in the terms of an anterograde amnesiac is difficult to judge as there would be a
difference in what someone would judge their quality of life or someone else's quality of life to be,
for example, the quality of life that a patient would judge themselves to have would be different to
what that patient's doctor would judge their quality of life to be. [19] Also if a patient is happy but
suffers from anterograde amnesia, do they have a bad quality of
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Creating False Memories Summary
Over the course of an individual's life time, the amount of specific memories encountered is endless.
Because there are so many moments throughout a life span, it can be nearly impossible to remember
them all. The article Creating False Memories written by, E. Loftus, focuses on the idea that
therapist and psychologists can indirectly plant false memories within their patient's thoughts. To
begin, this article opens up with various real life examples of court cases where individuals have
sued their psychologist for planting false memories into their thoughts. Many of these cases resulted
in patients feeling as though they were sexually abused by their closest family members. Many
therapists and psychologists are said to start their meetings ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net
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By being able to see cases where false memories had the potential to ruin lives, and harm
individuals, it brings more awareness to the severity of the problem at hand. After looking at these
individual cases, it was a helpful transition into learning about the study Loftus and her team were
creating to test this hypothesis. The study that she created went hand in hand with the idea that false
memories are formed most likely when another individual confirms them. For a certain part of this
study, her team claimed to the participants that a relative had confirmed each of the memories
placed in front of them, including the false memory. When an individual feels as though someone
close to them has a memory of something, they tend to see it as real for themselves. That sense of
validation is enough for a false memory to become a reality when sitting in a study. I also believe
that the way she interviewed the college students had an impact on her results. Many of the students
claimed they did not recognize the false memory during the first interview, but recalled it during the
second. By having a second interview, they were exposed to the same memory twice. Sometimes all
it takes is having a small recent memory of something, to make it seem as though you've known it
for a long time. I believe hearing about the false memory in the first interview, was what made it
possible for students to recognize it the second time
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DRM Effect On False Memories
Introduction
Information about the topic:What is the effect of warning people about the DRM effect on their false
memories?
General Statement & more information about the topic of interest
Nearly one–fifth of century ago, numerous researches respecting to false memories have been
conducted right after Roedigerand McDermott (1995) reestablished Deese's (1959) false memory
paradigm. The Deese–Roediger–McDermott (DRM) paradigm is designed by exhibiting a word lists
with particular concept to participators, the participators were requested to conduct a free
remembrance or an identification memory test. The rates of false memories are greater for informal
words that are connected than unconnected words with the selected concept. These connected ...
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Loftus (2005) stated that based on the neuroimaging and electrophysiological studies of Schacter
and Slotnick (2004) by applying numerous amount of words or uncomplicated pictures, they
identified that sensory activity is higher for true identification comparing with false
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Memory And Its Impact On Our Lives
Memory makes us. It is, to an extent, a collection of unique and personal experiences that we, as
individuals, have amassed over our lifetime. It is what connects us to our past and what shapes our
present and the future. If we are unable remember the what, when, where, and who of our everyday
lives, our level of functioning would be greatly impacted. Memory is defined as or recognized as the
"sum or total of what we remember." Memory provides us the ability to learn and adjust to or from
prior experiences. In addition, memory or our ability to remember plays an integral role in the
building and sustaining of relationships. Additionally, memory is also a process; it is how we
internalize and store our external environment and experiences. It entails the capacity to remember
past experiences, and the process of recalling previous experiences, information, impressions, habits
and skills to awareness. It is the storage of materials learned and/or retained from our experiences.
This fact is demonstrated by the modification, adjustment and/or adaptation of structure or behavior.
Furthermore, we as individuals, envision thoughts and ideas of the present through short–term
memory, or in our working memory, we warehouse past experiences and learned values in long–
term memory, also referred to as episodic or semantic memory. Most importantly, memory is
malleable and it is intimately linked to our sense of identity and where we believe we belong in the
world.
In remembering that
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Negative Influence Of Language On Memory
Memory is influenced by several factors, such as language, emotion, and attention. The current
essay will investigate how the use of language can influence recall for a past event. It will begin
with investigating the negative influence of language on memory through the formation of false
memories. This will involve exploring the Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm, the
misinformation effect by Loftus (1975), the fuzzy–trace theory (Reyna & Brainerd, 1995) and their
implications for eyewitness testimonies. This will be followed by the positive influence language
has on memory through the use of true presupposed information and the implications of this for an
educational setting.
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There was a finding of 60 percent or more of participants falsely recalled the critical lure (window
and sleep). However they found large differences in the effectiveness; when the critical lure for a list
was 'king' the false recall by participants was only 10 percent. Therefore false recall is only induced
effectively for certain word lists, this variability is a limitation. Expand. Why there was a difference
from list to list. What this means for the theory.
The fuzzy–trace theory (Reyna & Brainerd, 1995) provides an explanation for the formation of false
memories. The fuzzy–trace theory outlines that there are two forms of mental representations stored
for a past event, verbatim and gist. Verbatim memories are more detailed, whereas gist memories are
less detailed and more of an overview of an event. In the Deese–Roediger–McDermott it is argued
that the false memory is due to the use of semantic gist–based memory. This error is adaptive in
some everyday situations because remembering the gist of an event is useful, whereas remembering
details of every event that occurs could be considered unnecessary and difficult (verbatim memory).
Often memory studies involve a list of words or sentences, which is practical because they are
simplistic and easily replicable. However many daily memories are complex and fast–moving
events so are not simulated through word lists. Therefore it is important to carry
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The Biology of Learning and Memory Flashcards
In the first section of Chapter 13: The Biology of Learning, I learned quite a few things regarding
anything from learning to amnesia. In the first part of the section, I got a look of how classical and
instrumental (operant) conditioning worked. However, sometimes it's hard to accurately label certain
situations as either classical or instrumental conditioning, like when a songbird hears the song of his
species after the first few months it's born then it is able to imitate it the following year. Also in this
section I learned about the two principles of the nervous system proposed by the psychologist Karl
S. Lashley. His first principle about the nervous system was that if one part of the cortex was not
working, another part of it could substitute it, as they all worked equally in regards to learning. The
second principle of the nervous system is that the cortex worked as a whole unit and the more access
you had to it, the better. Psychologist Richard Thompson showed through test including puffin air
into a rabbit's eye and associating it with a tone, small parts of the cerebellum showed some
instances of classical conditioning. I learned about working memory, one of the few types of
memory we have. Working memory is a concept that is similar to short term memory. You are
processing information the same time you are storing it. It is useful for planning ahead, analyzing,
and organizing. Going onto amnesia, I learned more about amnesia, including the types of amnesia
and
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter: Down Syndrome
The Memory Keeper's Daughter is based on the Neurodevelopmental Disorder: Down Syndrome.
This movie is based in the early sixties, a time when people looked at this disorder as a disgrace. In
the sixties, Down Syndrome was known as mongolism, and the people who acquired this disorder
were known as Mongolian's or Mongols. Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder in which there is an
extra copy of chromosome 21. Down Syndrome individuals have a very distinct facial feature,
developmental delays, and some intellectual disabilities. Babies born with this disorder were
normally sent away to a home for their kind, or presumed dead at birth. At this point in time people
felt it unnecessary to keep Down Syndrome babies because they did not think they would live a very
long life. Everyone's view towards anyone with this disorder was not the same, and as you seen over
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It opens up with a mother, Nora, who was pregnant. The time had come unexpectedly for Nora to
deliver her child, and the only person available to deliver was her husband, David, whom was a
surgeon. Nora had been told it was only one child, but when the time came two appeared. Nora's
first born was a healthy boy, but the second one was a Mongol girl. David recognized the signs
immediately, and had already decided to not keep the child. He did not want to put his wife through
what his mother went through during his childhood. David asks the nurse, Caroline, to take the child
away to an institute/home for people of that kind. Once his wife awakes he decides to tell her the
second baby was a
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Hyperthymestic Syndrome, By Hyperthymesia Essay
Hyperthymesia, also previously known as hyperthymestic syndrome, is a condition in which an
individual possesses a superior autobiographical memory, meaning he, or she, can recall all or the
vast majority of personal experiences and events in their life. This term, "hyperthymesia," derives its
name from the Greek words thymesis, translating to "remembering," and hyper, meaning
"excessive." People with hyperthymesia can remember roughly every day of their lives in near
flawless detail, as well as community events that hold some sort of personal significance to them.
Those affected by hyperthymesia often portray their memories as uncontrollable associations, for
instance, when they encounter a date, they "see" a vivid depiction of that day in their heads (Patihis
11). Recall occurs without uncertainty or conscious effort, differing from other types of superior
memory as participants with this ability achieve autobiographical remembering without the seeming
use of mnemonic skills.
It is vital to draw a distinction between those with hyperthymesia and those with other forms of
outstanding memory, who typically use mnemonic or comparable rehearsal strategies to memorize
long strings of independent data. Memories recalled by hyperthymestic individuals are inclined to be
personal, autobiographical accounts of both significant and ordinary events in their lives. This
extensive and highly uncommon memory does not derive from the use of mnemonic strategies,
evidenced by the fact that
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False Memory Processing Theory
Critically compare and contrast how well any TWO theoretical accounts of the false memory effect
account for empirical findings from the DRM paradigm In cognitive psychology, the Activation/
Monitoring Theory (AMT) and the Fuzzy Trace Theory (FTT) are frameworks which account for
the false memory findings in the DRM paradigm. Roediger & McDermott, (1995) define false
memories as "...either remembering events that never happened or remembering them quite
differently from the way they happened" (p. 803). The DRM paradigm refers to an experiment; in
which participants are given a list of closely related words to learn, for instance: 'duvet', 'pillow',
'pyjamas'. Subsequently, in a recall or recognition task, participants often falsely recall/ ... Show
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Two experiments were conducted; revealing false recall as well as false recognition in a list learning
paradigm (Roediger & McDermott, 1995). Furthermore, the results from the second experiment
state that, participants "recalled the critical non–presented word on 55% of lists" (Roediger &
McDermott, 1995, p. 808). Both the AMT and FTT can account for these results, by using different
assumptions. However the AMT is able to provide a much thorough explanation for these finding
compared to the FTT. The AMT suggests the spreading activation mechanism would accidently
activate the lure word (critical non–presented word). As a consequence, this could increase the
probability of participants mistaking the 'lure' word for one that was previously on the presented list.
Arndt (2010) stated: "although activation is the primary process... activation alone is insufficient to
explain why people behave as if lures were experiences in a particular encoding context" (p.2).
Perhaps, in the other 45% of the lists where the lure was not recalled; this can be explained by the
monitoring process. The monitoring stage helps participants determine between which words are
produced internally and which were previously encountered; either at the time of encoding or
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Research Paper On False Memories
Introduction
False memories are memories which have never really occurred but the person who holds them is
convinced of the opposite. Therefore, as Kenneth S. Pope specifies in his research, false memory
syndrome is "a condition in which a person's identity and interpersonal relationships are centered
around a memory of a traumatic experience which is objectively false but which the person strongly
believes." Truth be told, everyone may have memories which might not be true but the syndrome is
confirmed only if the anamnesis affects and determines the person's whole personality and behavior.
(Pope, n.d.)
Research questions
Serious false memories like child abuse are often mistaken as repressed ones which were recalled
through therapy sessions with the help of a professional. This, however, brings around the
controversy about whether repressed memories truly exist and if they do, whether they are accurate
enough to be taken into consideration.
Still, how can someone be certain that false memories are real occurrences since no one can travel
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Scheflin, repressed memory falls under the umbrella of dissociative amnesia which "is characterized
by an inability to recall important personal information usually of a traumatic or stressful nature,
that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness" (Scheflin, 1999). In order to support
his view, Scheflin, cites numerous researches that had been contacted in order to prove that
memories of dreadful events can be forgotten and recalled after a certain amount of time. For
example, he refers to a survey in the early '90s that verified repressed memories when Father James
Porter was convicted of sexual harassment of many young boys and girls after the testimony of his
victims. However this study was questioned due to the selection of the subjects and the prejudice of
the ones who conducted the experiment. (Scheflin,
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False Memory Research Paper
In class last week DRM Deese, Roediger, and McDermott's false memory demonstration was
discussed. I've read and experienced false memories before, but I wanted to know what other factors
could contribute to this. In class, false memory was brought upon by spreading activation. Some of
us felt strongly that sleep belonged with the other words that were closely related to sleep, such as
bed, alarm, etc. It's amazing how we are confident that a false memory that we thought, but did not
see, is perceived to be an original memory. I remember coming across an article about how our
childhood memories, for the most part, were false. They either resulted from seeing a childhood
picture, or from information that we are exposed to throughout life, such
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Brain Injury: Prospective Memory Research
The article I found most intriguing was titled "Prospective Memory Functioning in people with and
Without Brain Injury." In this experiment, experimenters conducted a group study and wanted to
compare how effective prospective memory was with participants with brain injuries and without
brain injuries. There were 36 participants, (26 male and 10 female) with brain injuries and 28
without. The 28 participants were the controlled group and the 36 participants were the experimental
group. Some of the conditions that the participants that had brain injuries were diagnosed with
traumatic brain injuries, CVA, Korsakoff's syndrome, cerebral tumor and meningitis. To assess
prospective memory researchers used an expanded form of CBPMT (Cambridge Behavior
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Examples Of False Memories
False Memories Is it even possible at all to recover forgotten memories? In some cases damage to
the frontal lobe and cause confabulation, which can cause people to create false memory. According
to the film "False Memories", it depicts mostly ways people create false memories because of the
influence of outside sources. In the film these outside sources creating people to create false
memories are individuals trying to unravel the forgotten memories. These different individuals use
ways uncover their memory through distorting the truth, make someone to believe and imaged
event, or tell them to uncover the truth. When people claim to recover these lost memories, some of
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She then recalled having absolutely horrible memories during her childhood. She was convinced to
had repressed memories of she had repressed memories of having been in a satanic cult, of eating
babies, of being raped, of having sex with animals and of being forced to watch the murder of her
eight–year–old friend. She finally realized that false memories had been planted; she sued the
psychiatrist for malpractice. Another example of false memories being created by other people was
with the case of Paul Ingram. Paul's daughter had claimed that he had sexual abused them. One even
claimed that he had used satanic rituals on her. Paul at first denied of course, of doing this and
claimed to "think" he did not do it. Officers and his own priest then interrogated him further. They
trying to get him to confess and try to get him to remember the event. With enough interrogation
Paul claimed to recall his memory of these events and pleaded that he was guilty. Ended up that Paul
was a result of false memories being implanted with suggestion. The priest keeping Paul in long–
standing routine daily section and would plea for him to confess his crimes. Also, the offices that
conducted his interrogation, would also
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Lucy Whitmore
'50 First Dates' is an old romantic comedy movie with a young woman who suffers from short–term
memory loss after a horrible car accident. Lucy Whitmore (played by Drew Barrymore) is portrayed
as having significant memory loss, with no other impairments. The damage experienced has left her
with a form of amnesia, referred to in the movie as "Goldfield's Syndrome." While this disease is
completely fictional, there is, however, a type of amnesia –anterograde amnesia– that describes
Lucy's condition well.
Lucy's accident suggests there was damage to her temporal lobe. This area of the brain is crucial in
forming new memories. Memory is a process consisting of transferring short–term memory (around
7 digits worth of information, lasting ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
If anything, sleep should help to consolidate new memories. The memory disability is described by
in place quick memory, checked anterograde amnesia (i.e., disabled new learning), and variable, for
the most part transiently reviewed retrograde amnesia (i.e., loss of premorbid memory influencing
late memory more than remote memory). Likewise, the amnesia is particular as in it influences the
limit for cognizant memory of actualities and occasions (termed explanatory memory) yet saves
nondeclarative types of memory that are communicated through execution, for example, such as
skills, habits, simple forms of conditioning, and the phenomenon of priming. If Lucy loses her
memory every night, would she actually be able to remember Henry in her
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False Memory And Eyewitness Testimony

  • 1. False Memory And Eyewitness Testimony A false memory is a fabricated or corrupt recollection of an event. Memories can be false in inconsequential and considerable ways. An inconsequential way is thinking one's coat is hanging in the closet when it is really on a chair in the dining room. A considerable way is when there is an implication that one was sexually abused as a child. There are factors that include misinformation that interfere with the formation of a new memory, causing recollection to be mistaken or entirely false. False memories can have serious implications, such as the false identification of a suspect or false recollection during police interrogations. In regards to eyewitness testimony, the length of time between the incident and being interviewed about the event ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Eyewitness testimony is generally seen as reliable, but as of lately research has found psychological factors that affect one's testimony. They are anxiety/stress, reconstructive memory, and leading questions. A study was conducted on the impact of anxiety and life stress upon eyewitness testimony; subjects completed self–reports, an eyewitness task, and a self–preoccupation scale to determine the relationship. Results showed that anxiety and preoccupation limits the eyewitness's ability to perform; a highly anxious individual may miss important cues that are task–relevant (Seigel & Loftus 1978). Other cognitive processes like perception, imagination, and semantic memory influence reconstructive memory the act of remembering. Bartlett's theory of reconstructive memory is understood that an eyewitness testimony is influenced by what is learned or cultural norms. We store information in a way that makes the most sense to us, organizing information into schemas, mental units of knowledge that correspond to people, objects, or situations that are close to us (Wagoner 2013). When in a police interrogation, leading questions can provide misinformation that causes the witness to question everything they saw and whether or not they are saying the right thing. A study was conducted on a number of subjects that saw a complex and fast moving event. They immediately after were asked questions that suggested information that was necessarily correct due to the wording of the question (Loftus ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 3. False Memory, Pseudo-Memory Distortion False memory syndrome is also called Recovered memory, Pseudo–Memory, and Memory Distortion. False memory syndrome or pseudo–memory is memories of an experience, in which one seemingly remembers that never actually or really occurred. In other words, false memory is a fabricated remembrance of past events that did not really happen. People often falsely thought of memories as recorder that are records accurately of all the experience in our brain but, memories are not always true and accurate and may contain delusions. People might be confident with their memory, but there is no guaranteed that some memories are actually accurate. Confident may sometimes result a person to think something completely false into being completely true. These ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Self–hypnosis can sometimes result in the creation of false memories because the belief that something happened could be so strong in an individual's conscious mind that it force a memory to adapt to the belief, even if the event had never happened. A statistic that a psychologist at Ohio State University in Lima and fellow researchers found about hypnosis was that even when people were warned about the likelihood of acquiring pseudo–memories or false memories under hypnosis, more than a quarter of the people still want to be treated using the technique. There are raging controversies over the use of hypnosis to help people recall lost memories of early trauma due to the false accusation of cultural expectation that hypnosis will lead more accurate memories. A case study conducted by Dr. Joseph Green, whose a Professor of Psychology at Ohio State University, consist of48 students who had been shown to be highly inclined to hypnosis was divided into two groups to test the controversies. Before they were hypnotized, 32 of the students were warned about hypnosis could lead to false memories and other memories that they would not normally remember and the remaining 16 students were not given any warning. According to Dr. Joseph Green, the result of the experiment was that the warning that was given to the 32 students help prevents false memories to an extent, but not ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 5. A Brief Look at Amnesia Amnesia is when people forget things easily. They tend to forget information that is stored in their memory. If you are a little forgetful it doesn't mean you have amnesia, but if you forget a lot of memories that you should have not forgot you have amnesia. Examples of amnesia are important milestones in your life, memorable events, key people in life, and important fact that we have been told or taught. Just like you see something happen and then someone asks you what happened and you can't remember. Normal causes could be from brain damage or using sedative drugs. Alzheimer's disease is one of the big diseases you could get from amnesia. People find it hard to imagine the future if they have amnesia. (Researchers form Washington University in St. Louis, Christina Nordqvist. 2009) used advanced brain imaging techniques to show the remembering the past and envisioning the future may go hand–in–hand, with each process sparking strikingly similar patterns of activity within precisely the same broad network of brain regions. Remembering events and experiences is a very complex brain process. Although amnesia is a popular theme for movies and books, it is a very rare condition (Christina Nordqvist, 2009). Retrograde Amnesia is when you get a blow to the head that could lose memory for certain details or events that occurred prior. The lost memories return slowly, but the older memoires tend to come back first. In almost all cases investigated, memories for recent events have ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 7. Hypnotherapy : Reputable Or Misleading? Hypnotherapy: Reputable or Misleading? At some point in our life we may be faced with the question, "Is hypnosis real?" The question can be presented anytime and anywhere. Whether it takes place before your eyes at the county fair or in the office of a psychiatrist, hypnotherapy is sure to raise some interest. The issue at hand, for most individuals, is trying to debunk as to whether or not one can actually rely on hypnotherapy. Does hypnotherapy truly resolve a problem or is the whole act just a placebo effect to suppress memories or habits? What is hypnotherapy? Hypnotherapy is the act of an individual guided through relaxation, and intense concentration that is focused on specific thoughts or actions (Hypnotherapy–Hypnosis 1). There are two subtypes of hypnotherapy, the two forms being suggestive hypnotherapy and analysis hypnotherapy. Through suggestive hypnotherapy, a certified professional can provide the patient with alternatives, methods of dealing with behaviors or perceptions they may be dealing with. Analysis therapy involves a certified professional first setting the foundation by revealing the trauma, then suggesting alternatives, creating a long–term positive effect. When taking the hypnotherapy approach, the most effective approach is for individuals who suffer from obstacles such as: irrational fears, excessive eating, procrastination, anxiety, etc. Individuals who suffer from habits such as these, as well as other habits, can expect a positive outcome ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 9. False Memory Syndrome And Cognitive Psychology Since the early 90's a large debate has divided many medical professionals in the psychology realm over the relationship between recovered–memory therapy and false memory syndrome. Memory has been studied in several different areas to recognize how it compares not only to others but also in certain situations and even as far as being replicated to fit to a person's beliefs, feelings, and memory they've have pieced together instead of reproduced (Lynn, Evans, Laurence and Lilianfeld, 2015). False memory was coined in 1992 by a group of professionals who noticed numerous adults were claiming to have been sexually abused as a child from their parents after receiving therapy. The adults who claimed to have been sexually abused as ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 11. Creating False Memory, By Elizabeth Loftus False memory refers to a phenomenon that makes an individual believe that they remember events in their lives but in real sense, these events have never occurred. In most cases, these events are traumatic, and relate to sexual abuse. False memory syndrome was postulated in 1992 in an attempt to explain the theory of adult childhood memory. Adults who remember sexual abuse events when they were young may be creating an occurrence that never happened or information that is not correct. Synopsis Nadean Cool attended therapeutic sessions with the hope of modifying her reaction to the shocking events of her daughter. The therapist misguided her. The therapist convinced her that her current response was a result of past involvement with a satanic ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Loftus argues that people can be shaped to remember their past in different ways. She used a study about getting lost in a Mall to show that individuals can be prompted to recollect the whole events that occurred to them (Loftus 74). Imagination can also create a false memory of an occurrence that never happened. Loftus and her colleagues requested the participant to record on a scale the possibility of the forty events named occurred in their childhood. After two weeks, they were allowed to imagine some of the occurrences they had said never happened in their childhood. They were asked to rate the events again. Individuals, who participated in the imagining test, became convinced that the incident happened (Loftus 75). In summary, the discussion about the false memory syndrome is far from being complete. False memory syndrome makes it difficult to judge the viability of an event and is very hard to banish from ones memory. A small false creation embeds in the mind for a very long time. Once an individual creates a false memory, it becomes part and parcel of his or her life. Therapeutic sessions should be taken with care so as to reduce false memory implanted to reduce ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 13. Why Is Elizabeth Loftus Unreliable Memory Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus received much criticism and praise after boldly questioning the ideas of psychology's greats, Sigmund Freud and Plato. She believed memory is extremely unreliable as one can construct memories based on what has been suggested and based on what one's imagination could do to fill in the missing links of a memory. She decided to run many experiments to prove that memories are fiction and not facts. She started simple with stop signs, beards, barns, and knives. She once asked "Wasn't that traffic signal yellow" when the traffic signal was really red and the test group remembered yellow after some time after the idea that the signal color was yellow was suggested. She criticized detectives and therapists for using this ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This memory was based on the suggestions of a therapist who molded her memory based on suggestions. Loftus argued that Franklin's daughter, Eileen, has unreliable memory for her claims of actually "seeing" her father act out the process of murdering her best friend were false since she also later read about it in the newspaper articles. From this incident, Loftus went on to attempt to prove that one cannot only just modify a memory but can "implant" a totally untrue memory in a person's mind. Some therapists were telling traumatically repressed patients to imagine deeply, causing many modifications on one's memory of the actual incident as it merges the imagination with the memory. She criticizes abuse laws of being sentenced to five years of imprisonment from the time that someone remembered in rather than the time of the actual incident occurrence by saying these false memories change with time, and these memories cannot be counted on solely when neither the police nor anyone else could get any form of evidence to support the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 15. Memory Accuracy Fades Many people would swear that they are able to remember an event that happened to them with complete accuracy. However, this may not always be the case. Over time, it is not uncommon for people's memories to fade and deteriorate, but what many don't realize is that it's possible for memories to actually transform themselves or be created entirely. With the possibility of memories being changed or fabricated by the human mind, can memory really be trusted? Most of us hold the view that "memory is much like a tape recorder or video recorder, holding a perfectly accurate record of what has been experienced. Nothing could be further from the truth" (Thompson and Madigan 6). Memory is amazing; however, the human "memory system is far from perfect," but it is most certainly adequate (Mlodinow 63). For the most part, it can be described as being accurate and efficient. "We may not intentionally change the details of our memories, but the process of remembering changes our memories. "Just as editing on a computer usually overwrites the original file, revisiting an event can revise your memory" (Kowalski 34). Details of events can be subtracted from memories. Many factors can contribute to this including time and trauma (Laney and Loftus 138). In fact, memories have the potential to be eliminated completely if the neuron carrying them dies (Minirth 73). The mood a person possesses during an event can also affect the way it will be remembered. For instance, if a person is in an ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 17. Essay On Long-Term Potentiation Long–term potentiation refers to the steady increase in synaptic activity between two neurons which causes persistent strengthening of synaptic activity. Since memory formation is mainly dependent on synaptic strength, LTP seems to play an essential role in memory formation. Contrary to that, long– term depression causes a reduction in synaptic activity between two neurons, causing a decrease in synaptic activity. LTP and LTD are essential for normal functioning of the brain and balance in the ratio of LTP/LTD is needed for homeostasis. The levels and activity of LTP and LTD are majorly dependent on Calcium levels, Calcium–Calmodulin Kinase, NMDARs (N–Methyl–D–Aspartate receptors) and AMPARs (α–amino–3–hydroxy–5–methylisoxazole–4–propionic ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Previous data proposes impairments in synaptic proteins of specific NMDA receptors (GluN2B, GluN2A, GluN1), AMPA receptors (GluR1, GluR2), Calcium Calmodulin Kinase, Protein Kinase A/C, CREB (cAMP response element binding protein), signalling molecules of MAPK (Mitogen– Activated Protein Kinase) – ERK (Extracellular Receptor Kinase), Akt (Protein Kinase B) etc (Minh Vu Chuong Nguyen et al., 2012). NMDA Receptor is one of the crucial glutamate receptors present in the nerve cell. It gets activated when glutamate or Glycine binds to it. NMDA receptor is known for its role in synaptic plasticity and membrane function (learning and memory). Its activity is highly dependent on calcium influx. It is a tri heteromeric receptor with three different subunits NR1, NR2 and NR3. Each subunit has several other subunits, each of them having a unique function: NR1 has 8, NR2 has 4 (NR2A, NR2B, NR2C, NR2D), NR3 has 2 (NR3A, NR3B). Out of all the subunits, NR2A and NR2B have been extensively studied. NR2A, also known as GluN2A is believed to be involved in cell death pathways whereas NR2B, also known as GluN2B is believed to be involved in cell survival cascades (Bayer et al., 2006). Interestingly, GluN2B and GluN2A have differing roles, and both can affect either long–term potentiation (LTP) or long–term differentiation (LTD) ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 19. Memories Of The Gulf War Syndrome 9 MEMORY LOSS IN GULF WAR SYNDROME Katherine Krishun What Causes Memory Loss in Gulf War Syndrome? Chemical Exposure or Stress? PSY 101/112 10/24/2016 Gulf War Syndrome is a chronic multi symptom illness affecting 250,000 of the 697,000 1991 Desert Storm Gulf War veterans. Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans may also suffer from this syndrome. The Veterans Administration "refers to these illnesses as "chronic multi symptom illness" and "undiagnosed illnesses". We prefer not to use the term "Gulf War Syndrome" when referring to medically unexplained symptoms reported by Gulf War veterans. Why? Because symptoms vary widely" (Gulf War Veterans Medically Unexplained Illnesses, 2016). The illnesses included in this syndrome are: chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, functional gastrointestinal disorders, and undiagnosed illnesses including fatigue, cardiovascular disease, muscle and joint pain, respiratory disorders, headaches neurological and psychological problems, and sleep disorders. Research is being done on the correlation of combined chemical exposure plus stress and their effects on memory. Many veterans suffer from PTSD and some researchers believe that the Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) symptoms are in response to the stress associated with PTSD alone. Other researchers believe that along with stress, there are neurological deficits linked with chemical exposures. Prior to entering the theatre of operation, veterans were given ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 21. False Memory Syndrome False Memory Syndrome False Memory Syndrome is not just a condition that is caused mentally. Many factors need to be considered when looking at this type of problem. Syndromes can be difficult to live with even if one receives treatment or therapy. False memory syndrome is one of the hardest conditions to recover from no matter what age a person is. False memory syndrome has many causes that will often trigger horrendous symptoms, and therapy is one of the only treatments that may be able to help. Background This condition is not common and not many people know it exists. As stated by Kathleen Flannery, "False Memory Syndrome is a condition in which ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... When a person experiences anxiety, they often begin to have panic attacks. The number one problem of False Memories Syndrome is depression. Even if someone recovers their "pseudomemories", which is memories recovered, flashbacks occur when someone tries to deny memories. They "are often quite vivid and emotionally charged, especially those representing acts of abuse or violence" ("False"). Memories are hard to recover once someone has established a false truth. Insomnia is the second leading symptom of this syndrome. Another sleeping disorder is Insomnia and there has been, "a vast amount of research has been conducted on the problem and the solution," but there are not many solutions that allow someone to control these symptoms ("Symptoms"). False memory syndrome can cause many uneasy feelings in someone's life. Emotions can be mixed which makes telling the difference between true memories and false memory that can cause a terrible ordeal. Insomnia can be the cause of no sleep which makes it even harder to understand what is going on around ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 23. The Effects Of Retrograde Amnesia On Memory "Cognitive Psychology helps us try to understand the human thought process and how we acquire, process, and store information (www.careerinpsychology.org)." Amnesia is just one of many aspects that happens in the brain, and it hinders our memory. According to Solso, Otto and Kimberly, amnesia is forgetting caused by problems in the brain. In chapter seven, we talked about two types of Amnesias, and how they affect memory. Retrograde and Anterograde amnesia affect your memory as well as, other disease processes like Alzheimer's and Korsakoff's syndrome. First, "retrograde amnesia is the memory loss for events prior to the brain injury (Solso, Otto, & Kimberly, 2014)." According to Solso, Otto, and Kimberly, retro means old memories are being ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 25. Seven Sins Of Memory Research Paper The memory part of our brain plays an important role in our everyday lives. There are a variety of problems associated with memory, some are recognizable, while others are difficult to determine. We experience some memory lapse during the day, for example, forgetting to buy milk at the grocery store or the name of the person you just met. These memory lapses are known as The Seven Sins of Memory, transience, absent–minded, blocking, suggestibility, bias, persistence, and misattribution. According to Murray, (2003), the first three are sins of omission that involve forgetting, and the second four are sins of commission that involve distorted or unwanted recollections. Transience is the decreasing accessibility of memory over time. Normal aging ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 27. False Memory Syndrome Essay False Memory Syndrome How accurate and reliable is memory? "Studies on memory have shown that we often construct our memories after the fact, that we are susceptible to suggestions from others that will help us fill in the gaps in our memories" (Carroll 6). Prior to reading and discussing the issue of False Memory Syndrome, I hadn't thought much about the topic. Maybe a person who had experienced this would be more educated. I did however find it very interesting to research and my beliefs or feelings about it now exist and will be shared at a later time. The purpose of this paper is to describe what False Memory Syndrome is and summarize some of the facts that have been gathered through previous research and my own research. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... (Freberg 1) Some of the different causes for FMS might be related to emotional and psychological distress which often drive an individual to seek psychotherapy. Things such as job loss, divorce, eating disorders, relationship problems, or a birth or death in the family (Freyd 3). People who are caught up in the FMS, might believe that current adult problems are a result of childhood trauma. However, most FMS individuals do not come to this realization on their own. It is possible to create false memories, hence the name, False Memory Syndrome. People who are dealing with any type of stressful situation will often look to some type of therapist for help. In most cases, this is where the individual has memories distorted or created with the "help" of a therapist. Psychiatrists are advised to avoid engaging in any type of recovery memory techniques which most often are based on some type of abuse of which the patient doesn't remember. If the abuse never took place, the therapist is using suggestive information to worsen or create something that may have never happened. Techniques may include drug mediated interviews, hypnosis, regression therapies, guided imagery, literal dream interpretation ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 29. False Memory Syndrome Psychologists have diligently studied the human mind for many years and have yet to discover some of the ways that the brain performs simple and complex tasks. Since the knowledge that has been obtained concerning processes of the brain remains a mere fraction compared to what is unknown about cognitive functioning, individuals cannot fully grasp the reasoning behind why the brain performs some of the acts it does. Many people daydream, picture themselves recovering lost items in obscure places, or even create stories repeated so much that individuals begin to believe they may have happened; all three of these examples are forms of creating a false memory. Many psychologists have researched, evaluated, and experimented with false memory, which has lead to the discovery of False Memory Syndrome, a condition in which individuals contract false memories while almost always remaining oblivious to the act of creating a memory that is not factual or concrete (Berger 1). False memory syndrome develops as a result of many different internal and external forces such as mind manipulation in psychological malpractice, severe trauma to the brain in the first few years of life, a traumatic experience, or even by forcing one's self into believing an entirely made–up thought; however, seemingly healthy individuals can contract the syndrome without the slightest idea it is present. Some people tend to use a coping mechanism called "confabulation" to put their mind in a state of peace, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 31. Essay On Transient Global Amnesia Transient Global Amnesia Overview– Transient global amnesia is a syndrome characterized neurological temporary, but almost complete, loss of short term memory with a difficult access to the most remote memories. A person suffering from amnesia no further signs of cognitive impairment. During an episode of transient global amnesia, a memory of recent events simply vanishes, so you cannot remember where it was or how it was arrived. With transient global amnesia, the patient does not lose the memory of who he is or who knows, but this does not make the problem less disturbing. Causes– The basic cause of transient global amnesia is unknown. There seems to be a link between transient global amnesia and a history of migraine, although the factors that ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Physical examination–The process begins with a neurological examination, checking reflexes, posture, muscle tone, muscle strength, sensory function, gait, coordination and balance. Your doctor may also ask questions to test your thinking, judgment and memory. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – This technique uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images in cross section of the brain. The MRI machine allows producing 3–D images that can be viewed from different angles. Electroencephalogram (EEG) – an EEG records electrical activity OF the brains through electrodes affixed to the scalp. People infected with epilepsy frequently have variation in their brain waves, even when they are not having an attack. Computed tomography (CT) – The CT scan can reveal abnormalities in brain structure. Treatment– No treatment is needed for transient global amnesia. It resolves on its own and has no ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 33. The Memory System Essay example Memories are creative recollections of past experiences that are unique to each individual. They define us and give us our identity. Memories are a collection of information, which at one time was new to us, and as we learned and progressed, that information became stored as memory. The main fact to memory is that practice and repetition is a key asset to making the brain encode the information as memory. When the brain encodes this information it is stored, waiting to be retrieved. When we memorize something, it is stored for a certain amount of time in the brain, the more we recall this information the more familiar we become with it, making it easier to remember and recall later in life. The process of memory is still a mystery, but ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... While yet it is the most complex process neuroscience has ever tried to define. Most theorists believe that the brain encodes information in two different types, motor–skills memory and factual memory. Motor–skills memory is the memorization of functions like running, walking, or eating. While factual memory is associated with the memorization of telephone number, names, places, and experiences. Some theorists believe this is the basic foundation to memories. Associated with these two types are three levels, Sensory memory, Short–term memory, and Long–term memory. Sensory memory is the level, which absorbs the things around us using the five main senses, sight, smell, touch, sound, and taste. This level of memory is thought to only last a matter of seconds, and only moves on to the next level if enough attention is given to the information. (Baddeley, 1976) If not enough attention is given to the information it is ignored by the brain and forgotten. (Howe, 1983) The second level of memory is the Short–term memory. This level is believed to only have a capacity of 7 items, and have a duration time of no more than thirty seconds. (Bjork, 1996) When memories in the short–term are used more and more it sends it to the next level, but again this is only done by practice or repetition. A way for most people to remember more things, in the short– term is called "Chunking." This is where someone will ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 35. False Hunger Research Paper What is False Hunger? Hunger is defined by the Merriam–Webster dictionary as 1) an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach caused by the need for food 2) a great need for food (Merriam–Webster, n.d.). Since we all have experienced these feelings since as far back as we can remember and have associated then with hunger or being hungry, what exactly does that mean? Does that mean we should question all of the times we believed that we have been hungry or does it mean that there is no way there could be such thing as false hunger? As a Western culture, we have misinterpreted what hunger is and have aligned it with our poor nutrition habits to somehow find a way to describe that weird feeling we have in our stomachs in between meals. False hunger also known as toxic hunger is indeed as a real state of being defined as the craving to eat food to soothe the uneasy ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Leptin and ghrelin are the two hormones that are essential for alerting our brains when we are hungry and full. Ghrelin is responsible for telling your body that you are hungry and leptin lets your brain know when you've had enough. When you are deprived of sleep your leptin level decreases making it harder for your body to tell your brain when it's had enough food and subsequently making it easier for your body to tell your brain it's hungry when it's not. What is True Hunger? On the flip side of false hunger we have true hunger which dieticians say that we as humans especially those of us in the Western culture rarely experience. True hunger is brought on by a true need for food and develops gradually over time. The author of Conquer Your Food Addiction states that we haven't experienced true hunger since we were infants (Ehrlich, 2010). True hunger unlike false hunger should actually be painless to the stomach. It can't be identified by the grumbling in your tummy like with false hunger. The Difference between True and False ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 37. Examples Of False Memory Eyewitness Testimony False Memories and Eyewitness Testimony Once in a while we all like to reminisce and think of the past at some point. We remember our favorite toy, our best friends, favorite movie, and past memories, but what if what we think we know is just something that our mind has created for us. That specific event that we were so certain happened never actually did. We remember the colors the smells the people that were there, but it never really happened. This crazy phenomenon is called False Memory syndrome. What is a false memory you ask? Well, according to psychology expert Kendra Cherry, "a false memory is a fabricated or distorted recollection of an event that did not actually happen" (Cherry). We often think often think that our minds are ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Loftus realizes that, the length of time between the incident and being interviewed about an event plays a role in how suggestible people are to false memory. "These false memories can be formed because the memory wasn't encoded in the correct places to begin with" (Cherry). We as humans tend to see things that aren't really there and we being to form our own opinions of an event. In some instances, we might hear certain key words and this leads us to form complete sentences to support those key words. Our long term memories are also susceptible to change. When information is encoded, it can lead us to remember an event a different way. False memories are formed when, "neurons first encode in our cortex and hippocampus. Each time a memory is recalled, it is re– encoded by a similar, but not the identical, set of neurons" ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 39. Repressed Memory Syndrome Understand Memory Recovery Repressed memory is always compared to false memory syndrome, but there is a distinctive difference that set these two apart. Skeptic dictionary quotes that "A repressed memory is the memory of a traumatic event unconsciously retained in the mind, where it is said to adversely affect conscious thought, desire, and action. It is common to consciously repress unpleasant experiences." (Carroll, Robert 1994). A repressed memory is caused by disturbing occurrences involuntarily recalled in the mind, where it is said to unfavorably affect someone mind set, desire, and actions. This is where a person can have a memory that was so traumatizing that they make themselves forget about it. Because the situation was so traumatizing ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 41. Examples Of Memory Distrust Syndrome Memory Distrust Syndrome This article talks about how some people will confess to a crime they did not commit because they force themselves to believe that they did the crime but have no recollection of it.. Memory Distrust Syndrome is a term that describes a person's susceptibility during an interrogation to take responsibility in the crime on account of them distrusting their own memory. These people have had preceding memory impairments, and use this to convince themselves that they are the guilty party (Gudjonsson, Sigurdsson, Sigurdardottir, Steinthorsson, & Sigurdardottir, 2014). This condition was based off of three criminal cases, with the first case about a man who suspected of murder. He had a previous manslaughter conviction and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... False confessions that fall under coerced–internalized correlate most with memory distrust (Gudjonsson et al., 2014). Memory distrust on some instances is internally caused, but is most commonly a result induced by police over the course of a lengthy and forcefully influential interrogation. These interrogations break down the suspect's denial and opposition, using drawn out, cunning and repetitive interviewing that could potentially make the suspect distrust their memory and falsely confess to a crime they did not commit (Gudjonsson et al., 2014). It concerns me that police are so eager and set on a particular person being guilty, that they would rather force the potentially innocent person into falsely confessing instead of listening to their alibi and reconsidering a new suspect. This research is immensely important to both psychology and law because no man should be imprisoned for a crime he or she did not commit, and no man should be manipulated into confessing to a crime to escape a strenuous situation. It is also rather unsettling to know that some men or women who committed crimes, no matter the degree, are walking free because the law failed in catching the actual ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 43. How Reliable Is Your Memory? The Ted talking that I watched was "How reliable is your memory?" presented by Elizabeth Lofuts. By listening to her talk, we could easily identified her argument. She disagree with the saying that memory is reliable. In this video, Elizabeth introduced an idea of false memory at first, and then let us realize that our memory was not that trustworthy. In order to convincing us, she used the case of Titus, many experiments that she have done or other people have done, and some statistical datas. In the case of Titus, he was accused as the rapist because of the false memory of the victim. Although he was free finally, he lost his job, and his fiancée, and he died at 36 years old. The most critical thing leading to Titus' tragedy was the false memory of the victim. Then, she also talked about experiments that she have done about false memory. By asking leading questions, or using some forms of psychotherapy, experimenters could lead the subjects believed they have experienced something that they actually did not experience. In addition, through the analyze, there are three quoter of 300 innocent defendants who were convicted due to false memory of eyewitness. Furthermore, there were still many experiments that she mentioned proved that people had false memory, and scientists even could plant false memory into someone's memory. Through her talking, we could see that she did use a lot of evidences to prove her argument. It included case study, experiment, and observations, and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 45. False Memories are Affecting Us All Essay Intro: What Are False Memories? Have you every specifically remembered an event such as going to a basketball game then you were reminded by someone that you didn't go because you were sick or something. If so, you have created a false memory. The study of false memories began in the early 1990's when people started to report "recovered" memories of abuse (Laney & Loftus 1). To understand how false memories work, you first need a basic understanding of how the memory works. In general your brain stores memories in different ways depending on what type of memory they are. For example short term memories are most often stored in acoustic form but long term memories are stored by their meanings (Foster 3). Because of this, long term memories ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Section One: The Debate over False Memories False memories have been studied science the early 1990's because they have become controversial topic. In the beginning they was no thought that your memory would be unfaithful and that if you had a memory that you "recovered" it had to be true because your memory couldn't fail you. Could it? Well one woman's disbelief caused her, Susan Clancy, who was a Harvard University graduate student at the time decided that while everyone else was arguing over the accuracy of recovered memories, she would create a study on them (Grierson 1). Clancy first started out by interviewing her subjects that said to have recovered memories of abuse after they had gone through therapy. The stories were horrifying but she was brought up to believe that what they were telling her was true. But, soon after she found herself wondering if they had even really went through these events that they "recovered". When she spoke out against the recovered memory patients saying that they couldn't of forgotten such a traumatic memory and that they had created a false memory by going to the therapy the hate mail started coming in (Grierson 3). Throughout this time many other scientists started to do more and more research on false memories and most of the studies have concluded with the same information. "The false memory researchers point to other research showing that traumatic events are normally remembered all too well. They argue that ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 47. Repressed Memories Essay Repressed Memories Abstract In recent years there has been a hot debate between "repressed" vs. "false" memories. Neurobiological studies show that both suppression and recall and the creation of false memories are possible. This paper evaluates the evidence but forth by both sides of the controversy and concludes that both are feasible and separate phenomenon, which occur at significant rates in our society. Further biological research on the effect of psychological trauma on the neurochemistry of memory may help clinicians distinguish between true repressed memories and false memories in clients who report abuse. However, to date there is no method to determine the accuracy of these memories. Therefore clinicians and the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Neurobiological studies show that both suppression and recall and the creation of false memories are possible. (Kandel, 1994) In this paper both sides of the debate will be analyzed and evaluated. The issue of 'false' vs. 'repressed' memories is of increasing relevance to counseling psychologists and indeed to any professional involved in therapy. The reputation of therapy is at stake, as clients begin to sue therapists for the implantation of false memories. In turn, it is essential that all clinicians conduct their therapy according to the latest guidelines of practice as to avoid suggestion and the possible implantation of false memories. The need for understanding the phenomenon of repressed memories is also very important from a legal standpoint. In recent years there has been numerous cases of people suing their parents or other authority figures for abuse that has been recalled many years after the abuse was said to have occurred. The rulings in these cases have often been controversial considering there is often not enough concrete or collaborative evidence to prove the accused to be guilty or innocent. The judge and jury are often forced to make a ruling that relies heavily on the testimonial of the accuser. This is very contentious considering there is not an accurate and reliable test to determine the validity of the accuser. The importance of understanding the underlying psychological mechanisms by which both memories are repressed and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 49. Modern Justice System: False Memory False memory can be defined as a person believing they remember something that did not actually happen (Loftus, 1997). It is a common misconception that human memories are accurate and reliable (Poston, 2014), though many studies have revealed the reconstructive nature of memory and its vulnerability to distortion (e.g., Frenda, Nichols, & Loftus, 2011; Nash & Wade, 2008). This misconception forms an integral part of the modern justice system. Judges, attournies and juries are all prone to believe testimony from a confident eyewitness (Van Wallendael et al., 2007) and legal confessions are considered among the most compelling forms of evidence (e.g., Cutler, 2012; Kassin, Bogart, & Kerner, 2012). But what happens when these legal statements are based on false memories? ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Only rarely does memory seem markedly resistent to distortion (e.g., Oeberst & Blank, 2012). Many studies have sucessfully demonstrated and replicated the implantation of episodic false memories in the minds of participants (e.g.; Bernstein et al., 2005; Laney & Loftus, 2008; Nash & Wade, 2009). Internal and external sources such as imagination and interview techniques appear to aid the construction of a false episodic memories (e.g., Frenda et al., ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 51. Essay On Anterograde Amnesia "Anterograde amnesia is the inability to create new memories; long–term memories from before the event typically remain intact. However, memories that were not fully consolidated from before the event may also be lost." [8] Anterograde amnesia affects the short term memory of a person more than their long–term memory. "Your long–term memory, is everything you can remember that did not happen today. This ranges from stuff that happened when you were three to stuff that happened yesterday. Your short–term memory includes things that happened today. The change from STM to LTM happens while you sleep. Long–term memory is often divided into three categories by psychologists. They are procedural, semantic and episodic. Anterograde amnesia only impairs your formation of new episodic memories." [23] Our short term memory 2 seems to be between 15 and 30 seconds." [25] Repetition of what is in our short–term memory is what eventually leads to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Quality of life in the terms of an anterograde amnesiac is difficult to judge as there would be a difference in what someone would judge their quality of life or someone else's quality of life to be, for example, the quality of life that a patient would judge themselves to have would be different to what that patient's doctor would judge their quality of life to be. [19] Also if a patient is happy but suffers from anterograde amnesia, do they have a bad quality of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 53. Creating False Memories Summary Over the course of an individual's life time, the amount of specific memories encountered is endless. Because there are so many moments throughout a life span, it can be nearly impossible to remember them all. The article Creating False Memories written by, E. Loftus, focuses on the idea that therapist and psychologists can indirectly plant false memories within their patient's thoughts. To begin, this article opens up with various real life examples of court cases where individuals have sued their psychologist for planting false memories into their thoughts. Many of these cases resulted in patients feeling as though they were sexually abused by their closest family members. Many therapists and psychologists are said to start their meetings ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... By being able to see cases where false memories had the potential to ruin lives, and harm individuals, it brings more awareness to the severity of the problem at hand. After looking at these individual cases, it was a helpful transition into learning about the study Loftus and her team were creating to test this hypothesis. The study that she created went hand in hand with the idea that false memories are formed most likely when another individual confirms them. For a certain part of this study, her team claimed to the participants that a relative had confirmed each of the memories placed in front of them, including the false memory. When an individual feels as though someone close to them has a memory of something, they tend to see it as real for themselves. That sense of validation is enough for a false memory to become a reality when sitting in a study. I also believe that the way she interviewed the college students had an impact on her results. Many of the students claimed they did not recognize the false memory during the first interview, but recalled it during the second. By having a second interview, they were exposed to the same memory twice. Sometimes all it takes is having a small recent memory of something, to make it seem as though you've known it for a long time. I believe hearing about the false memory in the first interview, was what made it possible for students to recognize it the second time ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 55. DRM Effect On False Memories Introduction Information about the topic:What is the effect of warning people about the DRM effect on their false memories? General Statement & more information about the topic of interest Nearly one–fifth of century ago, numerous researches respecting to false memories have been conducted right after Roedigerand McDermott (1995) reestablished Deese's (1959) false memory paradigm. The Deese–Roediger–McDermott (DRM) paradigm is designed by exhibiting a word lists with particular concept to participators, the participators were requested to conduct a free remembrance or an identification memory test. The rates of false memories are greater for informal words that are connected than unconnected words with the selected concept. These connected ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Loftus (2005) stated that based on the neuroimaging and electrophysiological studies of Schacter and Slotnick (2004) by applying numerous amount of words or uncomplicated pictures, they identified that sensory activity is higher for true identification comparing with false ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 57. Memory And Its Impact On Our Lives Memory makes us. It is, to an extent, a collection of unique and personal experiences that we, as individuals, have amassed over our lifetime. It is what connects us to our past and what shapes our present and the future. If we are unable remember the what, when, where, and who of our everyday lives, our level of functioning would be greatly impacted. Memory is defined as or recognized as the "sum or total of what we remember." Memory provides us the ability to learn and adjust to or from prior experiences. In addition, memory or our ability to remember plays an integral role in the building and sustaining of relationships. Additionally, memory is also a process; it is how we internalize and store our external environment and experiences. It entails the capacity to remember past experiences, and the process of recalling previous experiences, information, impressions, habits and skills to awareness. It is the storage of materials learned and/or retained from our experiences. This fact is demonstrated by the modification, adjustment and/or adaptation of structure or behavior. Furthermore, we as individuals, envision thoughts and ideas of the present through short–term memory, or in our working memory, we warehouse past experiences and learned values in long– term memory, also referred to as episodic or semantic memory. Most importantly, memory is malleable and it is intimately linked to our sense of identity and where we believe we belong in the world. In remembering that ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 59. Negative Influence Of Language On Memory Memory is influenced by several factors, such as language, emotion, and attention. The current essay will investigate how the use of language can influence recall for a past event. It will begin with investigating the negative influence of language on memory through the formation of false memories. This will involve exploring the Deese–Roediger–McDermott paradigm, the misinformation effect by Loftus (1975), the fuzzy–trace theory (Reyna & Brainerd, 1995) and their implications for eyewitness testimonies. This will be followed by the positive influence language has on memory through the use of true presupposed information and the implications of this for an educational setting. For over 40 years false memories and how they form have been of ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... There was a finding of 60 percent or more of participants falsely recalled the critical lure (window and sleep). However they found large differences in the effectiveness; when the critical lure for a list was 'king' the false recall by participants was only 10 percent. Therefore false recall is only induced effectively for certain word lists, this variability is a limitation. Expand. Why there was a difference from list to list. What this means for the theory. The fuzzy–trace theory (Reyna & Brainerd, 1995) provides an explanation for the formation of false memories. The fuzzy–trace theory outlines that there are two forms of mental representations stored for a past event, verbatim and gist. Verbatim memories are more detailed, whereas gist memories are less detailed and more of an overview of an event. In the Deese–Roediger–McDermott it is argued that the false memory is due to the use of semantic gist–based memory. This error is adaptive in some everyday situations because remembering the gist of an event is useful, whereas remembering details of every event that occurs could be considered unnecessary and difficult (verbatim memory). Often memory studies involve a list of words or sentences, which is practical because they are simplistic and easily replicable. However many daily memories are complex and fast–moving events so are not simulated through word lists. Therefore it is important to carry ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 61. The Biology of Learning and Memory Flashcards In the first section of Chapter 13: The Biology of Learning, I learned quite a few things regarding anything from learning to amnesia. In the first part of the section, I got a look of how classical and instrumental (operant) conditioning worked. However, sometimes it's hard to accurately label certain situations as either classical or instrumental conditioning, like when a songbird hears the song of his species after the first few months it's born then it is able to imitate it the following year. Also in this section I learned about the two principles of the nervous system proposed by the psychologist Karl S. Lashley. His first principle about the nervous system was that if one part of the cortex was not working, another part of it could substitute it, as they all worked equally in regards to learning. The second principle of the nervous system is that the cortex worked as a whole unit and the more access you had to it, the better. Psychologist Richard Thompson showed through test including puffin air into a rabbit's eye and associating it with a tone, small parts of the cerebellum showed some instances of classical conditioning. I learned about working memory, one of the few types of memory we have. Working memory is a concept that is similar to short term memory. You are processing information the same time you are storing it. It is useful for planning ahead, analyzing, and organizing. Going onto amnesia, I learned more about amnesia, including the types of amnesia and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 63. The Memory Keeper's Daughter: Down Syndrome The Memory Keeper's Daughter is based on the Neurodevelopmental Disorder: Down Syndrome. This movie is based in the early sixties, a time when people looked at this disorder as a disgrace. In the sixties, Down Syndrome was known as mongolism, and the people who acquired this disorder were known as Mongolian's or Mongols. Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder in which there is an extra copy of chromosome 21. Down Syndrome individuals have a very distinct facial feature, developmental delays, and some intellectual disabilities. Babies born with this disorder were normally sent away to a home for their kind, or presumed dead at birth. At this point in time people felt it unnecessary to keep Down Syndrome babies because they did not think they would live a very long life. Everyone's view towards anyone with this disorder was not the same, and as you seen over the decades things have changed. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... It opens up with a mother, Nora, who was pregnant. The time had come unexpectedly for Nora to deliver her child, and the only person available to deliver was her husband, David, whom was a surgeon. Nora had been told it was only one child, but when the time came two appeared. Nora's first born was a healthy boy, but the second one was a Mongol girl. David recognized the signs immediately, and had already decided to not keep the child. He did not want to put his wife through what his mother went through during his childhood. David asks the nurse, Caroline, to take the child away to an institute/home for people of that kind. Once his wife awakes he decides to tell her the second baby was a ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 65. Hyperthymestic Syndrome, By Hyperthymesia Essay Hyperthymesia, also previously known as hyperthymestic syndrome, is a condition in which an individual possesses a superior autobiographical memory, meaning he, or she, can recall all or the vast majority of personal experiences and events in their life. This term, "hyperthymesia," derives its name from the Greek words thymesis, translating to "remembering," and hyper, meaning "excessive." People with hyperthymesia can remember roughly every day of their lives in near flawless detail, as well as community events that hold some sort of personal significance to them. Those affected by hyperthymesia often portray their memories as uncontrollable associations, for instance, when they encounter a date, they "see" a vivid depiction of that day in their heads (Patihis 11). Recall occurs without uncertainty or conscious effort, differing from other types of superior memory as participants with this ability achieve autobiographical remembering without the seeming use of mnemonic skills. It is vital to draw a distinction between those with hyperthymesia and those with other forms of outstanding memory, who typically use mnemonic or comparable rehearsal strategies to memorize long strings of independent data. Memories recalled by hyperthymestic individuals are inclined to be personal, autobiographical accounts of both significant and ordinary events in their lives. This extensive and highly uncommon memory does not derive from the use of mnemonic strategies, evidenced by the fact that ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 67. False Memory Processing Theory Critically compare and contrast how well any TWO theoretical accounts of the false memory effect account for empirical findings from the DRM paradigm In cognitive psychology, the Activation/ Monitoring Theory (AMT) and the Fuzzy Trace Theory (FTT) are frameworks which account for the false memory findings in the DRM paradigm. Roediger & McDermott, (1995) define false memories as "...either remembering events that never happened or remembering them quite differently from the way they happened" (p. 803). The DRM paradigm refers to an experiment; in which participants are given a list of closely related words to learn, for instance: 'duvet', 'pillow', 'pyjamas'. Subsequently, in a recall or recognition task, participants often falsely recall/ ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Two experiments were conducted; revealing false recall as well as false recognition in a list learning paradigm (Roediger & McDermott, 1995). Furthermore, the results from the second experiment state that, participants "recalled the critical non–presented word on 55% of lists" (Roediger & McDermott, 1995, p. 808). Both the AMT and FTT can account for these results, by using different assumptions. However the AMT is able to provide a much thorough explanation for these finding compared to the FTT. The AMT suggests the spreading activation mechanism would accidently activate the lure word (critical non–presented word). As a consequence, this could increase the probability of participants mistaking the 'lure' word for one that was previously on the presented list. Arndt (2010) stated: "although activation is the primary process... activation alone is insufficient to explain why people behave as if lures were experiences in a particular encoding context" (p.2). Perhaps, in the other 45% of the lists where the lure was not recalled; this can be explained by the monitoring process. The monitoring stage helps participants determine between which words are produced internally and which were previously encountered; either at the time of encoding or ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 69. Research Paper On False Memories Introduction False memories are memories which have never really occurred but the person who holds them is convinced of the opposite. Therefore, as Kenneth S. Pope specifies in his research, false memory syndrome is "a condition in which a person's identity and interpersonal relationships are centered around a memory of a traumatic experience which is objectively false but which the person strongly believes." Truth be told, everyone may have memories which might not be true but the syndrome is confirmed only if the anamnesis affects and determines the person's whole personality and behavior. (Pope, n.d.) Research questions Serious false memories like child abuse are often mistaken as repressed ones which were recalled through therapy sessions with the help of a professional. This, however, brings around the controversy about whether repressed memories truly exist and if they do, whether they are accurate enough to be taken into consideration. Still, how can someone be certain that false memories are real occurrences since no one can travel back in time to verify them? Also if we accept them as an existing issue ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Scheflin, repressed memory falls under the umbrella of dissociative amnesia which "is characterized by an inability to recall important personal information usually of a traumatic or stressful nature, that is too extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness" (Scheflin, 1999). In order to support his view, Scheflin, cites numerous researches that had been contacted in order to prove that memories of dreadful events can be forgotten and recalled after a certain amount of time. For example, he refers to a survey in the early '90s that verified repressed memories when Father James Porter was convicted of sexual harassment of many young boys and girls after the testimony of his victims. However this study was questioned due to the selection of the subjects and the prejudice of the ones who conducted the experiment. (Scheflin, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 71. False Memory Research Paper In class last week DRM Deese, Roediger, and McDermott's false memory demonstration was discussed. I've read and experienced false memories before, but I wanted to know what other factors could contribute to this. In class, false memory was brought upon by spreading activation. Some of us felt strongly that sleep belonged with the other words that were closely related to sleep, such as bed, alarm, etc. It's amazing how we are confident that a false memory that we thought, but did not see, is perceived to be an original memory. I remember coming across an article about how our childhood memories, for the most part, were false. They either resulted from seeing a childhood picture, or from information that we are exposed to throughout life, such ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 73. Brain Injury: Prospective Memory Research The article I found most intriguing was titled "Prospective Memory Functioning in people with and Without Brain Injury." In this experiment, experimenters conducted a group study and wanted to compare how effective prospective memory was with participants with brain injuries and without brain injuries. There were 36 participants, (26 male and 10 female) with brain injuries and 28 without. The 28 participants were the controlled group and the 36 participants were the experimental group. Some of the conditions that the participants that had brain injuries were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, CVA, Korsakoff's syndrome, cerebral tumor and meningitis. To assess prospective memory researchers used an expanded form of CBPMT (Cambridge Behavior ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 75. Examples Of False Memories False Memories Is it even possible at all to recover forgotten memories? In some cases damage to the frontal lobe and cause confabulation, which can cause people to create false memory. According to the film "False Memories", it depicts mostly ways people create false memories because of the influence of outside sources. In the film these outside sources creating people to create false memories are individuals trying to unravel the forgotten memories. These different individuals use ways uncover their memory through distorting the truth, make someone to believe and imaged event, or tell them to uncover the truth. When people claim to recover these lost memories, some of the cases turn out to be very bizarre. For example, in the film it tells of a ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... She then recalled having absolutely horrible memories during her childhood. She was convinced to had repressed memories of she had repressed memories of having been in a satanic cult, of eating babies, of being raped, of having sex with animals and of being forced to watch the murder of her eight–year–old friend. She finally realized that false memories had been planted; she sued the psychiatrist for malpractice. Another example of false memories being created by other people was with the case of Paul Ingram. Paul's daughter had claimed that he had sexual abused them. One even claimed that he had used satanic rituals on her. Paul at first denied of course, of doing this and claimed to "think" he did not do it. Officers and his own priest then interrogated him further. They trying to get him to confess and try to get him to remember the event. With enough interrogation Paul claimed to recall his memory of these events and pleaded that he was guilty. Ended up that Paul was a result of false memories being implanted with suggestion. The priest keeping Paul in long– standing routine daily section and would plea for him to confess his crimes. Also, the offices that conducted his interrogation, would also ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 77. Lucy Whitmore '50 First Dates' is an old romantic comedy movie with a young woman who suffers from short–term memory loss after a horrible car accident. Lucy Whitmore (played by Drew Barrymore) is portrayed as having significant memory loss, with no other impairments. The damage experienced has left her with a form of amnesia, referred to in the movie as "Goldfield's Syndrome." While this disease is completely fictional, there is, however, a type of amnesia –anterograde amnesia– that describes Lucy's condition well. Lucy's accident suggests there was damage to her temporal lobe. This area of the brain is crucial in forming new memories. Memory is a process consisting of transferring short–term memory (around 7 digits worth of information, lasting ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... If anything, sleep should help to consolidate new memories. The memory disability is described by in place quick memory, checked anterograde amnesia (i.e., disabled new learning), and variable, for the most part transiently reviewed retrograde amnesia (i.e., loss of premorbid memory influencing late memory more than remote memory). Likewise, the amnesia is particular as in it influences the limit for cognizant memory of actualities and occasions (termed explanatory memory) yet saves nondeclarative types of memory that are communicated through execution, for example, such as skills, habits, simple forms of conditioning, and the phenomenon of priming. If Lucy loses her memory every night, would she actually be able to remember Henry in her ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...