Quiz & Worksheet - Memory Distortion

Instructions:

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question 1 of 3

How might a baseball player's schema of his home ballpark help him when his team travels to another ballpark?

It might help him figure out the layout of another ballpark.

It wouldn't help him since schema are specific to one particular location.

It would make him feel uncomfortable at the other ballpark.

It would help him and his teammates find their way to the other ballpark.

Worksheet

Print Memory Distortion: Source Amnesia, Misinformation Effect & Choice-Supportive Bias Worksheet

1. You remember that somebody told you the story about dropping a Thanksgiving turkey, but no matter how hard you try you can't remember who it was. This is an example of _____.

source amnesia
choice supportive bias
a schema
the misinformation effect

2. Which of the following does NOT demonstrate a way in which the misinformation effect might play a role when a man tells a story about something that happened to him?

He might tell the story as if it happened to him, although it actually happened to his wife.
He might tell the story, but not be able to remember when it occurred.
He might include some incorrect details.
He might tell the story using action verbs and descriptive adjectives.

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About This Quiz & Worksheet

This quiz and worksheet will help you to gain more perspective on memory distortion. You'll have to know about the use of a schema and the inability to recall specific memories.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

These assessment tools will gauge your grasp of:

Being able to analyze examples of misinformation
Identifying examples of choice support bias
Understanding what it means to feel uncertain in a given scenario

Skills Practiced

The worksheet and quiz will assess the following skills:

Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the related lesson on memory distortion
Information recall - access the knowledge you've gained regarding choice supportive bias
Knowledge application - use your knowledge to answer questions about examples related to memory distortion

Additional Learning

Use this lesson on memory distortion to learn more about the subject. The lesson is entitled Memory Distortion, and it will cover the following study points:

Define schema
Be able to recognize the misinformation effect
Apply choice support bias

Memory Distortion: Source Amnesia, Misinformation Effect & Choice-Supportive Bias