CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is an effective method for testing whether a memory is actually true or whether it is a constructed memory?
A
checking to see whether it was deeply processed or shallowly processed
B
testing to see if the memory was encoded from sensory memory into working memory
C
using a PET scan to see if the memory is stored in the hippocampus
D
using other evidence, such as written records, to substantiate the memory
E
there is no way to tell the difference between a true memory and a constructed one
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is an effective method for testing whether a memory is actually true or whether it is a constructed memory? Using other evidence, such as written records, to substantiate the memory.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hippocampus plays an important role in the transfer of information from short-term memory to long-term memory during encoding and retrieval stages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following psychologists is famous for research on false memories? Explanation: Elizabeth Loftus has had a long and distinguished career studying eyewitness memory and the creation of false memories.

Detailed explanation-4: -Memory rehearsal is a term for the role of repetition in the retention of memories. It involves repeating information over and over in order to get the information processed and stored as a memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -In order for a memory to go into storage (i.e., long-term memory), it has to pass through three distinct stages: Sensory Memory, Short-Term Memory, and finally Long-Term Memory. These stages were first proposed by Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin (1968).

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