COGNITION
REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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recent events are more vulnerable to memory distortion than events from our more distant past.
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false memories of imagined events are often recalled as something that really happened.
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hypnotic suggestion is a particularly effective technique for accurate memory retrieval.
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it is very difficult to lead people to construct memories of events that never happened.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct solution to this problem is provided by option A: false memories of imagined events are often recalled as something that really happened. Studies on the process of memory retrieval have shown us how easy it is to plant believable false memories.
Detailed explanation-2: -Research on memory construction indicates that memories of past experiences are likely to be: distorted by our current expectations. An inability to retrieve information learned in the past is called: retrograde amnesia.
Detailed explanation-3: -False memories were classified correctly by 32.14% of the audio-only group, 45.45% of the video-only group, and 53.13% of the audio-visual group. This research provides evidence that naïve judges are not able to reliably identify false memories of emotional or criminal events, or differentiate true from false memories.
Detailed explanation-4: -False memories are constructed by combining actual memories with the content of suggestions received from others. During the process, individuals may forget the source of the information. This is a classic example of source confusion, in which the content and the source become dissociated.