Memory and Learning

Human memory is fallible. Think back to the sniper attacks in Washington DC a few years ago; witnesses repeatedly stated to law enforcement officers that they recalled seeing a “white van” “white box truck” or “cream colored van,” however, in the end, it was determined that all these witnesses were wrong in their recollection. This caused a great deal of problems in solving the case—as police were busy looking for the wrong vehicles. More than one witness also stated that they saw the perpetrator and it was a “white male,” when in fact it was two black males. Given what you have learned on memory from the chapter this week, how do you think that this could have occurred? The text de... click for more

Memory ,Thinking and Intelligence

The members of your workgroup at Fun Learning and Toy Comany want to incorporate memory improving techniques into an educational game they are creating. Choose one of the processing strategies for improving memory .Write about a time when you have used these techniques in a work - related situation . If you have not applied these techniques professionally, write about a way in which there may be practical applications for you to utilize one or more of these methods.

Cognitive, Biological, and psychosocial views

ASSIGNMENT: Observe a child between ages 2 to 9. Record my observations and then develop a summary from a biological, cognitive, and psychosocial point of view. I spent two hours sitting near a public playground and made the following observations. Would you make some suggestions on how to approach this assignment once you have read my observations and keep in mind that I need to think about how my observations can be interpreted from a biological, psychosocial, and cognitive point of view. Thanks OBSERVATIONS: Two kids playing together, while another child joins them and plays until his parent picks him up and takes him back to where his parents are sitting -Child walking along obs... click for more

This posting explores the basics of short term memory/storing.

This inquiry is discussed: How is information stored in short-term memory? What are the examples of research evidence that support this view?

Memory storage

Short term memory storage in the brain, into Long Term memory storage