Today we began our study of memory by briefly discussing the fascinating case of Clive Wearing, who has lost most of his long-term memories, and cannot create new ones either. There's lots of information out there (too much? is his privacy being respected?) - but here is an interesting article to start with.
We then got a big technical and tested the duration of our short-term memories, with varying levels of success. The class results were not quite as expected but we had a good discussions as to why this might be.
Today's powerpoint is here.
We also discussed some fairly dry research methods - independent variables and dependent variables. The worksheet is here.
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ReplyDeleteMy earliest memory is my Dad making scrambled eggs for tea when my mum was in hospital giving birth to my brother
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