Chapter 9: Manipulation and improvement of memory Learning activity suggested answers Learning Activity 9.1 (p. 345) For each of the following examples‚ identify one or more measures of retention that could be used: free recall (FR)‚ serial recall (SR)‚ cued recall (CR)‚ recognition (RG) or relearning (RL). Activities Measure of retention remembering a friend’s mobile phone number without cues SER (order is important) FR (may simply recall all digits in correct order) playing ‘Hangman’
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cortex. These help to control blood sugar levels and make fats available for energy. 3. 2) Sandy and Vandita – grazed elbows – Vandita’s wound is healing quicker than Sally’s. Sally is getting married and moving house. Using your knowledge of psychology‚ explain why Sandy’s wound is taking longer to heal than Vandita’s (4). Sandy’s wound is taking longer to heal because she is experiencing life changes like her move and getting married. These may be forcing her to make readjustments to her life
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50 ideal/Ways to Save the Planet 1. CHANGE YOUR LIGHT If every household in the United State replaced one regular light bulb with one of those new compact fluorescent bulbs‚ the pollution reduction would be equivalent to removing one million cars from the road. Don’t like the color of light? Use these bulbs for closets‚ laundry rooms and other places where it won’t irk you as much. 2. TURN OFF COMPUTERS AT NIGHT By turning off your computer instead of leaving it in sleep mode‚ you can save 40 watthours
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50 Shades of Gay: Humans Are Not One-Dimensional As a human being I can definitely say that in our life ----we search for people that resemble ourselves. We start off by interrogating people to make a mental resume on them; what’s your name‚ where are you from‚ how old are you ( Wright)? We go in personal‚ like have you had any diseases‚who are you into‚ what gender do you like to sleep with (Wright)? In fact‚ we seek out environments that enforce our personal choices (Wright). We are
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Intelligence as a measure of distance It is almost impossible to measure intelligence accurately and I will support this notion by stating logical and proven facts about the human mind and how they differ based on culture‚ understanding and environments. Intelligence is measured as an estimation based on other criteria‚ hence the analogy “ as a measure of distance” For example Region to region differ in understanding and identify intelligence based on either intellectual strength or physical strength
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Quiz 2 Ch. 15: PP 467-70; 471-73; 474-77; and 480-83 Ch. 16: PP. 497-501; 505-510. Chapter 15-Health Psychology * Health psychology: a field that explores how biological‚ psychological‚ and social/environmental factors interact to influence physical health * Factors that affect health (they all interact with each other): * Biological factors (genetic makeup‚ age‚ gender) influence on our susceptibility to disease * Environmental factors
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and doubt (1 to 3 years)‚ initiative vs. guilt (3 to 6 years)‚ industry vs. inferiority (7 to 11 years)‚ identity vs. role confusion (12 to 18 years)‚ intimacy vs. isolation (the 20 ’s)‚ generativity vs.self-absorption (late 20 ’s to 50 ’s)‚ and integrity vs. despair (50 ’s and older.) According to Erikson‚ if a 2-year-old is trusted and allowed to explore his or her own environment‚ a sense of independence‚ or autonomy‚ will be acquired. Main Differences A major difference in the two theories is
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10/17/11 OUTLINE FOR REPORT ON EXP V: CHLORIDE ISE (50 points max.) I. Purpose: Use one or two complete sentences to give a concise statement of the purpose of the experiment. Experimental Parameters: Theoretical Equations: Give the theoretical equations which relate the potential of the ISE/SCE pair to the activity of chloride and the concentration of chloride. What must be true if the latter equation is to be valid? What is the ideal slope of a plot of potential versus the logarithm of the concentration
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violence in the media and real-life aggression. Fiction: * During World War II‚ a psychologist created a missile that would use pigeons to guide missile to its target. * You have to make mistakes to learn. Definition of Learning *In psychology- It is more than listening to teachers‚ honing skateboard jumps‚ or mastering the use of an iPod. *By strict behaviorist- Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior that arises from practice or experience. *By cognitive psychologists-
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we can’t remember everything. 2. Memory Models: An Overview a. Encoding‚ Storage‚ Retrieval (ESR) The encoding‚ storage‚ retrieval model suggests information passes throughout three basic operations- encoding‚ storage‚ and retrieval. First‚ your brain has to encode information into its neural language. After that‚ your brain acts as a hard drive and stores the information. Finally‚ the brain has to draw its information out of storage‚ in a process known as retrieval. For example‚ there
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