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Please read the article.
1) the authors state that their research builds up on previous word. Summaris ethe features which the author says distinguish their findings from prior research. ( 100 words)
2) the authors argue that their findings have indirect implications for the issue of false memories in real life. summarise their argument ( 100 words)
3) Brieffly define and describe the concept of "long term memory and provide a real life example of this concept.(200 words)
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Explanation / Answer
1. In earlier research it was established that false recall & false recognition was noted in semantically processed words, however only slight effects were observed. This was further iterated by researchers in 1960s and 70s who found erroneous responses by participants in terms of false recognition & recall during their study. This meant that even words not presented in the list by Underwood in his experiment lead to falsely recalled (newly created) words due to the association made in the memory. However due to the little magnitude ovserved in the results, it was concluded that highly coherent materials were required to create strong false memories or false recognition.
2. The authors argue that their findings have indirect implications for the issue of false memories in real life since the participants were mostly aware of the purpose of study being conducted. This hugely impacted their responses during the experiements.It was noted therefore that memory was constructive in nature. It was not necessarily a result of false memory production. In lab conditions the results were found insignificant in showing the association between false memories and semantic relatedness of words. However in real life situations people are more likely to remember events that never occurred in the past.
3. Long term memory is a system responsible for the storage of information for an extended period of time. This could include the general knowledge that we possess till date. These are facts stored on a long term basis in our memory which can be reconciled as and when required. This means they can be retrieved at will when the need arises. An example could be the way we memorized the names of planets as a child. The technique to remember the same was using acronyms to make retrival easier- "my very elegant mother just showed us nine planets" The initials of each word in the sentence are the initials of the nine planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto (no longer considered one now). This is a fact that is now stored in our long term mmeroeis and can be recalled as and when the need arises. A short term memory is a processor needed for more short term and immediate usage requiring little or no long term usage for further usage.
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