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MemoryAnimationsBooksCartoonsClassroom ActivitiesThe impact of word use on memory retrieval submitted by Steven Specht sspecht@utica.edu (Note: The origins of the basic exercise can not be readily attributed to the primary source--it is similar to the work of Elizabeth Loftus, however the novel suggestion of using the film New Jack City was posed by Steven Specht) I show the opening scene from the movieNew Jack City, in this scene the focal point is a man being held over the side of a bridge about to be dropped into the river below as a result of a drug deal gone bad. I then distribute a short questionnaire (4 questions) asking students about their recall of facts of the movie scene. For the third question, I ask, "What is your estimate of the age of the woman who was screaming in the video?" However, for half of the class, the word "Woman" is replaced by the word "girl". This exercise may show the effect of language and questioning style on memory retrieval. Students tend to guess an average of age 23 when the female is referred to as a girl and 29 when the female is referred to as a woman. Class Demonstrationsallpurposedemo.ppt Wonderful activity that works everytime to show how memory is organized by meaning and may not be very accurate.(--submitted by Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.) Homework ideaslistservsMoviesMemento Depicts a character who has antereograde amnesia and tries to piece back together his life for further details see this Summary 50 first dates Drew Barrymore is the main character, but since receiving a head injury in an accident a year earlier, she has suffered from short-term memory loss. Every morning she wakes up believing she's just beginning the day of her acciden5. Can use discuss the implausibility of this actually happening due to the properties of the different types of memory and you could compare the differences and similarities of the characters 10 second Sam and H.M. NewslettersOnline ActivitiesOnline ArticlesOnline Videoshttp://www.pbs.org/saf/1402/video/watchonline.htm Yesterday's Gone Scientific American video series YouTube- Clive Wearing- Living Without Memory -13 years later http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRBW8eJGTVs What will you remember about this class five years from now?--submitted by Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. University of San Diego Poems and storiesQuestionairesquotesSongs
Technology resourcesWebsiteshttp://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-11/memory/foer-text.html -The November National Geographic features an article on memory. The website version of the article has a 3-D brain graphic that explains remembering and forgetting in healthy and diseased brains. It's very impressive and should make a good learning tool. --submitted by Stephen L. Chew, PhD Samford University, Alabama |