Internet Exercises

Anatomy of a Research Study
Do We Form Sensory Memories Of All The Information That Stimulates Our Sensory Receptors?

http://www.Discover.com

The long and the short of memory: How your brain encodes and stores data

1. After you complete the demonstration, describe how sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory are interconnected.
2. From your own life, give an example different from the phone number example given on the site of how these three memory systems work together.

Thinking Critically About Psychology and the Media
Should We Trust "Recovered Memories" Of Childhood Abuse?

False Memory Syndrome Foundation

1. Under "Frequently Asked Questions," find three questions or answers that surprised you, summarize them, and explain why you were surprised.

"False Memory Syndrome Facts

2. Review this website, and find three facts that surprised you, summarize them, and explain why you were surprised.
3. Provide three arguments from the false memory side of the issue then provide three arguments from the recovered memory side. Summarize and explain your stance on this debate.

Psychology versus Common Sense
Can Leading Questions Alter Our Memories Of Vivid Events?

Frontline

The Child Terror

1. What are the major problems Stephen Ceci found with the interviewing techniques in the Grant Snowden case?
2. What are the major problems Stephen Ceci found with the interviewing techniques in the Bobby Fijnje case?
3. Based on your reading, if there is reason to believe a child may have been abused in some way, who should interview the child and how should that interview be conducted? Why?