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Assignment
#: 10 |
Type:
Activities & Experiments |
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# 10 -- Memory & Thought
Activities |
Most of these experiments require sound. Some
questions will state to answer the questions at the end of the
experiment. Write down the questions before
closing the experiment.
ICONIC
MEMORY
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Record your scores for both exercises.
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What do you think would happen if the
experimenter delayed the tone for a second after the display disappeared
instead of playing the tone immediately?
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Why do you think information in the
echoic store
lasts longer, and why is this important to human beings?
JUST
THE FACTS PLEASE
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How accurate was your reporting?
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What does our mind tend to do when we
forget?
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What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
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What methods could a reporter use to
improve his/her recall?
SERIAL
POSITION EFFECT
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What is the serial position effect?
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What else would affect your results
beside the serial position effect?
THE
MEMORY EXHIBIT
Field trip time! Visit the above
exhibit about the wonders of memory. Write a detailed field trip report about the
attractions you visited and the activities you participated in. What
part of the field trip did you find the most interesting? What did you
learn from this virtual trip?
WARNING: The
Remembering Nagasaki attraction (one section of this trip) contains graphic
images that may offend some viewers. Viewing of
this section is optional.
The Memory & Thought Quiz is up next. You should
know the key terms (page 53) and concepts & vocabulary (page
76). When you are ready, proceed to
Memory & Thought Quiz
Login with username and password.
Once you are finished,
please proceed to
Sensation
& Perception
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