Memory: Sites to Visit
Short-Term Memory
(Working Memory, pp. 336-340)
Visit this site to take a Short-Term Memory Test 
Jan has a rotten memory. Sometimes she can't remember a phone
number between looking it up and pressing the buttons on the phone.
A prospective employer wants her to take an intelligence test that includes
a short-term memory test like the one you just completed. Help Jan
"study" for the "test." How should she approach the task to maximize
her performance? In your advice to Jan, explain the task, the function
of the task, and memory strategies that might be useful. 
Implicit Memory
(Multiple Memory Systems pp. 355-363)
Complete this module on implicit memory (it's also on your CD;
clicking this link will open a new window)
The Sexual Assault Centre has identified a number of young women who may have been victims of
"date rape." The Centre suspects they were administered rohypnol or some other date rape drug
while out with the same young man.
None of the women can explicitly recall the sexual assault and none have submitted to medical examination
for the alleged assault. Design a study to test whether the women have any implicit memory for the assault and their assailant.
Some other interesting sites you may want to check out...
Memory test for American Pennies
Although these are American pennies, we see them relatively often in
Canada. How good is your memory of an American penny?
What was your name?
Techniques for remembering names - mnemonics from Mind Tools, a commercial
site for improving memory and problem solving.
What's on the exam?
Using Mnemonics to help remember things for exams!! These
tips are also from Mind Tools.
More Memory Tips
There a lots of links to memory improvement at this site.
More than Memory
Here is a valuable resource on studying - studying is more than just
memorizing!
Gray Web site
Pull down to Chapter 9 to review concepts for this topic.
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