Memories of a Memory
Have you ever witnessed something amazing, shocking or surprising and found when describing the event that your story seems to change the more you tell it? Have you ever experienced a time when you couldn't really describe something you saw in a way that others could understand? If so, you may understand why some experts think eyewitness testimony is unreliable as evidence in scientific inquiries and trials. New insights into human memory suggest human memories are really a mixture of many non-factual things.

First, memory is vague. Imagine your room at home or a classroom you see every day. Most likely, you could describe the room very generally. You could name the color of the walls, the floors, the decorations. But the image you describe will never be as specific or detailed as if you were looking at the actual room. Memory tends to save a blurry image of what we have seen rather than specific details. So when a witness tries to identify someone, her brain may recall that the person was tall, but not be able to say how tall when faced with several tall people. There are lots of different kinds of "tall."

Second, memory uses general knowledge to fill in gaps. Our brains reconstruct events and scenes when we remember something. To do this, our brains use other memories and other stories when there are gaps. For example, one day at a library you go to quite frequently, you witness an argument between a library patron and one of the librarians. Later, when telling a friend about the event, your brain may remember a familiar librarian behind the desk rather than the actual participant simply because it is recreating a familiar scene. In effect, your brain is combining memories to help you tell the story.

Third, your memory changes over time. It also changes the more you retell the story. Documented cases have shown eyewitnesses adding detail to testimony that could not have been known at the time of the event. Research has also shown that the more a witness's account is told, the less accurate it is. You may have noticed this yourself. The next time you are retelling a story, notice what you add, or what your brain wants to add, to the account. You may also notice that you drop certain details from previous tellings of the story.

With individual memories all jumbled up with each other, it is hard to believe we ever know anything to be true. Did you really break your mother's favorite vase when you were three? Was that really your father throwing rocks into the river with you when you were seven? The human brain may be quite remarkable indeed. When it comes to memory, however, we may want to start carrying video cameras if we want to record the true picture.

Which of the following best explains why memories from childhood are unreliable? (6 points)

Group of answer choices

Our brains add details and general knowledge to childhood memories.

Our brains are not as reliable as video cameras are.

Our brains create new stories to make the past more interesting.

Our brains have less connection to reality than we want to believe.

Answer:

I think it would be B: Our brains add details and general knowledge to childhood memories.

Sorry if its not correct

Explanation:

How are birds adapted for flight? What are the uses for feathers?

Which example is a biotic factor of an ecosystem?

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Scenario-
Mr. Retallack is singing karaoke and decides to record his next hit song, “Why you need to know I am Teacher of the Year”. After recording, he notices he made a mistake. What does he need to do to fix the song?


THIS IS FOR SCIENCE

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of selective breeding versus genetic modification. Why might a person choose to use selective breeding over genetic modification? Why might a person choose to create a GMO over a selectively bred organism? Use three to five sentences to formulate your argument. 100 POINTSSS

Which of the following statements is false?

Yeasts reproduce using budding.
Wind and water can cause weathering.
Green plants are first-order consumers.
Parasites need to feed off other organisms to survive.

Use examples to explain how the biosphere interacts with two other of Earth's spheres. Explain the interaction for each using complete sentences. (7 points)

Which plant part serves as storage for sugars and minerals?
root hairs
leaves
fibrous roots
taproot

What process of the carbon cycle is likely causing the increase in carbon dioxide levels shown in the graph above?

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Read the following excerpt and answer the question:

Emilie Dressaire, professor at Trinity College (Hartford, CT), and her colleague Marcus Roper (UCLA) discovered that mushrooms create their own microclimates. They create their own moisture through evaporation, which is when a liquid turns into a gas. Heat energy is used in this process, leaving the mushrooms cool and moist.

Use your own words to summarize the effect of thermal energy on a mushroom's environment and how this sustains life. (4 points)

Help me! I don’t want any links

Look at the picture below and answer the question below, please!


Which of the kingdoms above is Protista?


A) Kingdom 4

B) Kingdom 1

C) Kingdom 2

D) Kingdom 3

South America is also home to some of the driest parts on earth like Lima, Peru. Using your knowledge, describe why there is a tropical rainforest that receives a lot of precipitation and Lima is still extremely dry from the same air mass moving across the continent. This should be multiple sentences. [Word Bank: air mass, humid, elevation, rising, clouds, sinking, rain, dry, wind/air movement]

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Please help ASAP! Question in photo!

Observe the following protists below. Which statement best compares how a euglena and paramecium obtain food?

Both the euglena and paramecium use flagella to obtain food.


The euglena uses photosynthesis to make its own food and the paramecium uses cilia to sweep food into its oral groove.


The paramecium uses photosynthesis to make its own food and the euglena uses cilia to sweep food into it's oral groove.


The paramecium uses a pseudopod to obtain food while the euglena uses cilia.

About Space! Can I please get help, no links or I'll ban your account. What is the life cycle of a star in order. Look at the picture.

I have a few questions.
If a weather map shows high pressure over west Texas and low pressure over east Texas, what are type of weather will the cities experience?
What are Minute solid or liquid particle upon which water vapor attaches to form a cloud?
Why do tornadic winds spin and rotate as they do?

Describe how heat is generated using one non-renewable resource such as coal, natural gas, or oil.

1.) what are some cleaner options to produce energy? How do they work?

2.) what are the effects of air pollution on the environment and people?

A rapidly spreading outbreak of disease affecting widespread regons across the world (ex: smallpos, TB,
certain fiu outbreaks)
A. Pandemic
B. Epidemic
C. Protozoa
D. Bactria

When conducting an experiment, which of the following is generally true?

A.

It is unsafe to perform a large number of experimental trials.

B.

Performing a smaller number of experimental trials makes the results more dependable.

C.

The number of trials performed does not affect the validity of the results.

D.

Performing a larger number of experimental trials makes the results more dependable. (no links)

Suppose your cells continue to help heal the scrape that resulted from falling off your bike. What might happen if the cell cycle did not go into a rest phase? Explain.

if we looked at weather balloon data taken at 12:00 noon instead of 12:00 midnight, what do you think we would see in that data?

Give one example of non-communicable disease

A. Diabetes
B. Polio
C. Typhoid
D. Rabies

What are the reactants and products of cellular respiration?
Group of answer choices

the reactants are glucose and oxygen while the products are carbon dioxide, water, and ATP

the reactants are energy, oxygen, and water, while the products are water, sun, and glucose

the reactants are carbon dioxide, water, and ATP, while the products are glucose and oxygen

the reactants are water, sun, and glucose, while the products are energy, oxygen, and water

Describe the shape of the western gorilla’s hands


Describe the shape of the European mole’s hands

Help..?
Invasive species are
the first species to populate to a new area

in danger of becoming extinct in the near future

plants or animals that migrated to new places where they are not native

consumers that eat only animals

So in class, we were asked to add adaptations to our animal and I was wondering if adding goo (a colorless layer, like sweat but thicker) would make an animal fly faster?

In which kingdom would this organism be classified? (the picture below)

A) Protista

B) Plantae

C) Eubacteria

D) Fungi