temporary store of integrated information from the CE, PL VSS and LTM
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What are the explicit types of LTM?
Episodic and Semantic
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What is the implicit type of LTM?
Procedural
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What is Episodic memory?
Autobiographical record of events and personal experiences e.g: birthday
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What is Semantic memory?
Based on meanings, knowledge, understandings, e.g: general knowledge
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What is Procedural memory?
Controls the performance of action, e.g: walking, riding a bike
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What is interference theory?
When similar information in the LTM is confused on recall causing an individual to forget
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What are the two types of IT?
Proactive and Retroactive
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What is proactive interference?
When old memories interfere with the ability for an individual to remember new memories
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What is retroactive interference?
When new memories interferes with the old information in the LTM causing an individual to forget
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What is forgetting?
Failure to retrieve memories
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What is cue dependent forgetting?
Forgetting due to failure to retrieve prompts that trigger recall
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What is context dependent failure?
Form of CDF where recall occurs in an individuals different external environment affecting recall
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What is state dependent failure?
Form of CDF where recall occurs in an individuals different internal environment affecting recall
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What is repression?
Type of motivated forgetting where memories that cause anxiety are banished into the unconscious mind
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What is eyewitness testimony?
Evidence provided by those recalling an event that has taken place
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What is a schema?
A set of beliefs that influence an individual to interpret information and behave in a certain way
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What is misleading information?
Information that suggests a desired response?
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What is post event discussion?
Information added to a memory after the event has occured
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Factors affecting EWT
Anxiety, Misleading information,
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What is the Yerkes-Dodson inverted U Hypothesis?
The relationship between anxiety levels and performance. Moderate anxiety improves detail but too little or not enough can decline in accuracy of recall.
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What is the cognitive interview?
A police procedure used for questioning witnesses which promotes accuracy and detailed recall
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Name 1 component of cognitive interview
change of narrative order - eg: recall from end to beginning
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What are some important extra features of the enhanced CI?
reducing witness anxiety, asking open ended questions
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