Cognitive Psychology: Theory, Process, and Methodology
Video and Audio
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Video Clips
Demonstrations of the malleability of memory: how false memories can be implanted in one’s memory.
A talk on false memories: when people either remember things that didn’t happen or remember them differently from the way they really were.
A discussion of the accuracy of “flash-bulb memories.” How people remember in terms of gists.
Learning from Memory Errors and How to Overcome Them
Memory errors become more common as we age, but these are opportunities for learning.
Audio Clips
BBC Radio 4’s Mind Changers looks deeper into the War of the Ghosts and a radical approach to the study of memory.
BBC Radio 4’s Mind Changers discusses Elizabeth Loftus’s world-renowned experiments on eyewitness testimony.
BBC Radio 4’s Mind Changers investigates H.M, “the man who couldn’t remember.”
Neuropharmacology and Alzheimer’s Disease
In this episode of BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific, learn about neuropharmacology and its implications for society.
Rules of Memory “Beautifully” Rewritten
New research with mice raises questions about how long term memories are formed in the brain.