Documentation & Reporting Flashcards
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When did Nelson Mandela actually die?
Answer: December 5, 2013
Mandela was released in 1990, became president in 1994 and died in 2013.
Why should reports cite archived copies such as the Wayback Machine?
Answer: They preserve how a page appeared at a specific date
Archives provide a time-stamped record of past web content.
Which bias leads people to collect only examples that support their belief in a Mandela Effect?
Answer: Confirmation bias
Confirmation bias favors evidence that agrees with existing beliefs.
Frederic Bartlett's "War of the Ghosts" experiments showed that memory is:
Answer: Reconstructive and changes with retelling
Participants distorted the story to fit their cultural expectations over repeated recalls.
In the DRM word-list paradigm, participants often falsely recall which kind of word?
Answer: A related word that was never presented, such as "sleep"
Lists of related words create false recall of an unpresented theme word.
A well-written report should separate which two things?
Answer: Observed facts and the author's interpretation
Separating observation from interpretation keeps the report objective.
The "misinformation effect" refers to:
Answer: Memory being altered by post-event misleading information
Misleading details introduced after an event can be incorporated into the memory.
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