Remembering and Forgetting: Crash Course Psychology #14

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Published 2014-05-12
In this REALLY IMPORTANT EPISODE of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about how we remember and forget things, why our memories are fallible, and the dangers that can pose.

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Chapters:
Introduction: The Banana Thief 00:00
How Memories are Stored 1:12
Memory Retrieval Cues 1:58
Priming & Context-Dependent Memory 2:45
State-Dependent & Mood-Congruent Memory 3:31
Serial Position, Primacy, & Recency Effects 3:52
How Information is Forgotten 4:43
Interference & Misinformation 6:21
Issues with Eyewitness Accounts 7:02
Review & Credits 9:25
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All Comments (21)
  • “You don't remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened.” John Green, An Abundance of Katherines
  • @prismaticcrow
    "We are all largely the products of the stories that we tell ourselves." That is an incredible line. Is that a famous quote, or did Hank come up with that? Either way, it's excellent.
  • @lostlange
    Okay, is it just me oooor? I frequently mix up real memories and dreams. Like, I'll think a dream really happened or, more commonly, something that really happened was just a dream. I use to hid it because I thought it was embarrassing but know I just ask someone I know, like, "Okay, did this really happen?" So, yeah. Is it just me?
  • @anthonytam5633
    Forgot what you said about memory, had to re-watch the video
  • @billliealim
    This is one of the most helpful youtube channel ever
  • @Cyfrik
    To quote Memento: "Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts."
  • It is honestly mid blowing how far psychology and neuroscience has gotten in the last ten years.
  • @bman68au
    "Who forgets cookies!?" Pauses video. Walks to kitchen Doesn't forget why I'm there Gets cookies Heads back to watch video Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom
  • @user-ro8qv7ob4v
    This psychology course is great for self development. I personally think there should be a mandatory introduction to psychology course taught in all highschools.
  • omg, that has happened to me SO many times: ~gets up to do something~ Wait, why am I here? ~goes back, sees thing that I needed to do something for~ Oh, right. ~goes to do thing again~
  • It's so clever the way these videos are done: "Who forgets to buy cookies?! :O " Utilising exactly the same emotional-association idea that you discussed in the previous episode. For education! Man, I really love CrashCourse :)
  • @sbernice3
    Why is my name always used? Is this a sign? 😭
  • @Junooo79
    0:31 Nice detail by having a The Fault In Our Stars fan as a potential thief in the left side! LOL!!! ;D
  • @Noneyasauce
    I feel like I'm only passing pathology bc I watch these over and over! Thanks so much for having them, an excellent tool to go with my lecture notes.
  • @karenayoub6264
    I'm surprised how much I remembered from the video when he delineated all the topics at the end of the video. Doing that is always helpful for me, thanks John!
  • @Alverant
    That's a lot of innocent people. I wonder how many innocent people died in prison or suffered debilitating injuries (including psychological problems) because of these memory mistakes? Why did the human brain evolve to have such a bad memory anyway?