7. Memory

People's memories of September 11, 2001, are best described as

Why do flashbulb memories seem so vivid and exact?

The constructive processing view says that every time a memory is retrieved

Namiko was in a study room during which he was shown a photo of a man with straight hair. Later, he was asked if he noticed the man's curly hair. Namiko was then convinced that the man in the photo had curly hair. This is an example of

While hypnosis may make it easier to recall some memories, it also

Elizabeth Loftus's research determined that

_____ syndrome refers to the creation of inaccurate memories through the suggestion of others, often while the person is under hypnosis.

Riva, an eyewitness to a crime that took place on her street, was asked to testify in court about her memory of the crime. Prior to her testimony, an attorney provided her with a written statement from another neighbor who had also viewed the crime. As a result of reading her neighbor's statement, which was different from her own, the accuracy of Riva's memory was altered, which eventually affected her testimony. This is an example of

Ebbinghaus found that forgetting

Ebbinghaus's _____ shows that forgetting happens quickly, within the first hour, and then tapers off gradually.

Manny was talking to his friend as he was walking out the door. A few minutes later, Manny asked his friend about the conversation they had few minutes earlier while walking out the door. Because his friend was not paying attention to him, he could not recall what Manny had said. Manny's friend experienced

Decay is the fading of

Long-term memories may be inaccessible because

It had been five years since Merrill had taken a psychology course, and he found himself back in school taking Introduction to Psychology all over again. Unfortunately, Merrill had a difficult time remembering anything that he had learned previously. Merrill's forgetting in this situation is most likely due to

The phrase "use it or lose it" refers to which theory of forgetting?