Tuesday, March 15, 2016

3/15 Intro to Memory

Ch. 9---Learning Quiz

Part II of the Day---
Go to the Library:

Find this website and take the Memory Challenges:

http://www.mindgames.com/game/Memory+Challenge
memozor.com


After playing 3/4 games: Take Cornell Notes on the following from research done in the library (text may be used also)

EQ: What is Memory?

Terms to know:
The Stage Model of Memory
Sensory Memory  (Explain Echoic and Iconic Memory)
Short Term Memory or Working Memory
Long-Term Memory

Tips to Organize Memory Better:
* Clustering/Chunking
* Mnemonics
* Semantic Network Model

Memory Retrieval Basics:
* Recall
*Recognition
* Relearning


HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!

Extra Credit Over Break
Extra Credit for over Spring Break looks like this:

Extra Credit Project:

* Research a person, place or thing that is important to the study of Psychology. After researching, for 25 pts. you may do one of the following:

A. Write a two-three page paper explaining what this topic is about. Explain why knowledge of this topic is important to the study of psychology.

B. Do a 15 slide PPT.

C. Make a poster or diorama of the topic.

A bibliography is necessary to validate your research. (2 Sources Minimum)
An informal presentation to the class on the date which we return

For 15 pts. you may do one of the following:

1. Watch a psychology movie or documentary about a topic relevant to psych (do not use a movie from the class) and write up a review (1-2 pages typed).
2. Read an article from a newspaper or periodical that is significant and write up a summary (with article attached)---1 to 2 pages typed.







3/3-3/15 Learning

2/16-3/1 Unit 2--Research in Psychology

Experiment Wkst.
Blue Wkst
Independent and Dependent Variable Wkst.

Statistics

2/11-16 Unit I Quiz and Intro Unit 2