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1

Read several of the stories at www.exploratorium.edu/nagasaki/memories/amemory.html and relate them to what is known about memory: encoding, long-term memory, schemas, retrieval, and forgetting. Use specific examples. What elements contribute to your determination of how accurate the memory is?

2

Make a list of memory techniques. Categorize them as to the kind of information one would use them for remembering. What are your favorites? Have you learned any new ones since studying the elements of memory? For more mnemonics, check out http://www.psywww.com/mtsite/memory.html.

3

What is known about false memories? What might contribute to such a thing as remembering experiences that didn't actually happen? Are you concerned that you may have some false memories? If so, why? If not, how can you be sure? Check out what can happen at www.exploratorium.edu/memory/messingwithyourmind/index.html.

How did you fare on this activity? What do you think now?






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