False Memories. Can We Trust our Memories? 2401-K-MF-FP
List of topics:
1. What are memory distortions?
2. Memory models and distortions.
3. Types of distortions: naturally occurring distortions vs. distortions resulting from external interference.
4. Memory distortions in practice - witness memory, therapeutic practice, consumer behavior.
5. Is it possible to counteract memory distortions?
6. The positive side of memory distortions.
Total student workload
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Learning outcomes - skills
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Teaching methods
Expository teaching methods
- participatory lecture
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
There will be one final exam testing knowledge from classes and literature. The test may be retaken once only when a student reserved grade 2 for the first test.
Total Course Score: Grade
0-10: 2
11-12: 3
13-14: 3,5
15-16: 4
17-18: 4,5
19-20: 5
Bibliography
Memon, A., Vrij, A., & Bull, R. (2003). Prawo i psychologia. GWP. Chapters 5, 7, 8, 9
Polczyk, R. (2007). Mechanizmy efektu dezinformacji w kontekście zeznań świadka naocznego. Wydawnictwo UJ. Chapters 1 - 4 (pp. 11-123).
Ulatowska, J., & Olszewska, J. (2020). Asocjacyjne zniekształcenia pamięci. Metody ich badania i redukcji. In: M. Trojan & M. Gut (Eds.), Nowe technologie i metody w psychologii (pp. 375–393). Liberi Libri. https://doi.org/10.47943/lib.9788363487430.rozdzial17
Additional information
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