Are All Memories Alike?

Read the following articles about gender and cultural differences in memory.  Write an explanation using the information from the articles to explain these differences.

Gender Differences:     http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220104244.htm

Cultural Differences:     http://www.apa.org/monitor/sep05/culture.aspx

Articles on Memory

Choose 3 of the following articles on memory to read and summarize.
Summaries should be posted to your blog along with the link for the article and at least one relevant picture 

Summaries should include:
- identify who conducted the experiment
- give a detailed overview of the experiment, include how it was conducted and the results
- explain how this research might be applied to real-life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081028103111.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429091806.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070815105026.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091105132448.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081215111433.htm

Summary posts are due no later than midnight on Wednesday, October 27th

What Is Memory - How Does It Work?

Use the internet to research and answer the folowing questions: (DO NOT copy/paste!) Due Wednesday October 20th by midnight.

1. Explain the concept of sensory memory.
Sensory memory is the first level of memory, sensory memory retains the brief impression of a sensory stimulus after the stimulus itself has ended. (Luke Johnson)

2. Give an example of sensory memory.

3. What is the capacity of our sensory memory?
The capacity of the sensory memory can get a lot of things at a time, but it can go fairly quickly from the memory. They are two types the Iconic Memory that can go in less then 1 second, and the Echoic memory that can go in less than 4 seconds.  (Miguel Ham)
4. Describe the concept of short-term memory.

5. What is the "magic number" as it relates to short-term memory and who conducted the experiment which established this measurement?

6. What is chunking?
Chunking refers to the process of taking individual units of information and grouping them into larger units.
(Melissa Pineda)
7. What has been determined to be the ideal size of "chunks" for both letters and numbers?

8. Which mode of encoding does short-term memory mostly rely on, acoustic or visual?

9. Explain the duration and capacity of long-term memory.

10. Explain in detail the Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of memory.
Memory starts as stimuli that we sense some of it goes into short term, if hold on to it or reherse it in short term then we can move it to long term, so once it gets there that information stays. (Alexandra Wagui)
11. Identify three criticisms or limitations of the Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of memory.
The sensory stores are sensory systems, not memory systems as most people think of the term "memory."
The three-box model suggests that there is nothing in between short-term and long-term memory. However, evidence shows that information can reside somewhere between the extremes of active attention and long-term storage. Memories can be "warmed up" but outside of attention. In other words, intermediate levels of activation are possible.
The three-box model implies that there is just one short-term system and just one long-term system. In reality, there are many memory systems operating in parallel (for example, different systems for vision, language, and odor memory). Each has short-term and long-term operations.
The Atkinson-Shiffrin model does not give enough emphasis to unconscious processes. Unconscious activation is shown with a tentative, dotted arrow. Modern researchers find that unconscious and implicit forms of memory are more common than consciously directed memory processes.  (Mene Simon)

12.Explain the Levels of Processing Model of memory.

13. What is maintenance rehearsal - give an example.

14. What is elaborative rehearsal - give an example.

15. Who developed the Levels of Processing Model and the concepts of maintenance and elaborative rehearsal?

Post your answers on your blog - be sure to answer each question thoroughly and DO NOT COPY/PASTE - restate in your own words
**Site the resources you use in researching your answers.

Final Week of Quarter One

Wednesday, October 13th: Write a 200 word (minimum) response to what you learned/thought of the video we are watching in class.  The video is about various issues concerning memory.  If you would like to review the video you can find the first segment at this address:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxVb6M8UPTQ   
We will be taking a quiz over the first 20 terms from your memory vocabulary handout - Thursday, October 14th.

Elizabeth Loftus: Studies of Memory

Are memories reliable?  Can false memories be implanted in your mind? What are the characteristics of memory and how does it really work?
An interview with Loftus in which she describes many aspects of memory and the studies she has conducted.
http://fora.tv/2009/07/14/Elizabeth_Loftus_Whats_the_Matter_with_Memory#chapter_04

Memory and the Eyewitness

An eyewitness has long been the most sought after piece of evidence in the criminal investigation of most crimes.  What was once thought to be so valuable has proven to have it's flaws.  Every year innocent people are convicted of crimes they did not commit, often through the use of eyewitness testimony.  Studies in the field of forensic psychology have shown that the memory is a very tricky phenomenon.  Find out what goes wrong with human memory and what can be done to remedy this situation.
http://www.open2.net/youtube_elizabeth_loftus.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-SBTRLoPuo