Question

Describe the differences between the following 4 terms, and provide an example of each term.

Veridical recall, veridical recognition, false recall, false recognition

Answer 1

1. Veridical recall-verdical means ''truth'.The degree to which something as a knowledge stucture,experience ,perception,or interpretation accurately represents reality and serve as internal representations.For e,g.mental images of the enviornments to which the symbol system is seeking to adapt.
2. Veridical recognition-It is vivid but illusory memories can be induced by asking people whether they recognize or recall words that were not previously presented,but are semantically related to other previously presented words.For e.g.color-perception color blind.
3. False recall-It is an altered state of conscious and refers to the creation of inaccurate or false memories through the suggestion of others.For e.g.Hypnosis also has been found to increase the confidence people have in their memories regardless of whether those memories are real or false .
4. False recognition-It is the error of recognition in which people think that they recognize some stimulus that is not actually in memory.For e.g.Eyewitness testimony can be especially prone to false recognition,although most people seem to think that "seeing is believing"(classical study by elizabeth loftus).