PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Forgetting is greatest when context and state are very different at encoding and retrieval. In this situation, retrieval cues are absent and the likely result is cue-dependent forgetting. There is considerable evidence to support this theory of forgetting from laboratory experiments.

Detailed explanation-2: -They were better at memories for the facts of the attack than they were for their personal recollections. For instance, in recalling the number of planes involved, they were 94 percent accurate immediately afterward in the first survey, 86 percent accurate a year later, and 81 percent accurate three years later.

Detailed explanation-3: -Autobiographical memory refers to memory for one’s personal history (Robinson, 1976). Examples might include memories for experiences that occurred in childhood, the first time learning to drive a car, and even such memories as where we were born.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because of its role in processing emotional information, the amygdala is also involved in memory consolidation: the process of transferring new learning into long-term memory. The amygdala seems to facilitate encoding memories at a deeper level when the event is emotionally arousing.