Why Has There Been a Remarkable Resurgence of Western-Style Democracy

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Essay

Why has there been a remarkable resurgence of Western-style democracy in Africa since the early 1980s?

Analyze the role of attention and its selectivity in memory processing.

Describe the mechanisms behind memory errors, such as pseudoforgetting and tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.

Understand the relationship between eyewitness confidence and accuracy.

Compare and contrast different theories and models of memory, including decay theory, interference theory, and the Atkinson-Shiffrin model.

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Definitions:

External

Originating from outside, not inherent or internal to an entity or individual.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Media Coverage

The reporting, broadcasting, or publishing of news and information by various media outlets, such as television, radio, newspapers, and the internet.

Misinformation Effect

The phenomenon where a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate due to post-event information.