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The Seven Sins of Memory - Coggle Diagram
The Seven Sins of Memory
Sins of omission
Transience
Memories become less accessible over time
E.g. simple forgetting of long-past events
Definition - different types of forgetting
Blocking
Info present but temporarily accessible
E.g. 'tip-of-the-tongue'
Absent-mindedness
E.g. forgetting location of car keys
Lapses of attention → forgetting
Persistence
Unwanted recollections that we can never forget
E.g. traumatic war memories
Sins of commission
Misattribution
Memories attributed to an incorrect source
E.g. confusing a dream for a memory
Definition - memory is present but wrong
Bias
Current knowledge + beliefs distort memories of past
E.g. Recalling past attitudes in line w/ current attitudes
Suggestibility
Implanted memories about things that never occurred
E.g. leading Qs → false memories
Application to EWTs
5 weeks until identity parade
Caught off guard when crime committed
Leading Qs - Loftus headlight experiment
Unconsciously report smth EW expects to have happened but didn't