The association between the effects of trauma on motivated forgetting
PSYC1119 Cognitive Psychology & Neuroscience Notes
3000-word literature review, must show critical understanding of cognitive theory and research.
Title of literature review: The association between the effects of trauma on motivated forgetting’. Please include the following information below:
- Mechanisms of memory
- Model of memory and how it works
- Historical context where it came from/ influential ideas
- What up to date Is currently shows
- What processes allows motivated forgetting.
- The ability to suppress memory
- How in relation to trauma. What happens and why we do this. As a coping mechanism in relation to memory.
- Cognitive theories and memory aspects
Structure of literature review:
- Abstract (150 words)
- Introduction (critically evaluate strengths and weaknesses of theories in this field) (500 words)
- Main Body (2000 words)
- Methodology used in the studies exploring your topic
- Applications of the research
- Future directions - Conclusions (350 words)
- Addressing contrasting viewpoints - References
Please include 35 references
To also include these references:
Eysenck & Keane`s (2020) Cognitive Psychology. (8th Ed.): Chapter 6 & 7
Atkinson, R. C., & Shiffrin, R. M. (1968). Human memory: A proposed system and its control processes. Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 2(4), 89-195
Anderson, M. C., & Huddleston, E. (2012). Towards a cognitive and neurobiological model of motivated forgetting. In True and false recovered memories (pp. 53- 120). Springer, New York, NY
Epstein, M. A., & Bottoms, B. L. (2002). Explaining the forgetting and recovery of abuse and trauma memories: Possible mechanisms. Child maltreatment, 7(3), 210-225.
Hardt, O., Nader, K., & Nadel, L. (2013). Decay happens: the role of active forgetting in memory. Trends in cognitive sciences, 17(3), 111-120.
