Ways to remember things in STM

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Ways to remember things in STMso they go to LTM

• Chunking Organizing items into familiar,
  manageable units.
• Mnemonic devices

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Emotion and Memory

• Flashbulb Memories very strong and vivid
  because of emotion involved.

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Emotion and Memory

• How about you?
• In class we discussed with our partners a
  personal flashbulb memory.
• Is there a particular event that occurred during
  your lifetime that you and your peers would
  easily remember? Where you were, what you were
  doing, etc?

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Emotion and Memory

• Mood Congruent Memory - when we feel happy we
  recall other happy memories. Likewise, when we
  feel depressed we remember other unhappy events.

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False Memories and Eyewitness Testimony
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Seriously though, how accurate are our memories
really? Watch this
You can find a link to this video on the class
website!
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The Limitations of Memory

• Visit the website and view the video titled
  Eyewitness Testimony. After viewing, answer the
  following questions in your journal
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• 1. How does this case make you feel? What
  emotions did this elicit?
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• 2. If you were Ron Cotton would you have been
  able to forgive Jennifer? Why or why not?
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• 3. Is 110,000 worth 11 years of your life? Why
  or why not?