Can you name the Seven Dwarfs?
Difficulty of Task Was the exercise easy or difficult? What does it depend on?
Turn your paper over. Grouchy Gabby Fearful Sleepy Smiley Jumpy Hopeful Goofy Sleazy Shy Droopy MoodyHoppy Dopey Sniffy Wishful Puffy RenDumpy Sneezy Pop Grumpy Cheesy Bashful Cheerful Teach Snorty Nifty Itchy Happy Doc Wheezy Stubby Poopy Diddy StimpyPittyNastyWhimpy Now pick out the seven dwarves
Seven Dwarves Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy, Sneezy, Happy, Doc and Bashful
Recall v. Recognition With recall- you must retrieve the information from your memory fill-in-the blank tests With recognition- you must identify the target from possible targets multiple-choice tests
Retrieval Cues you associate a piece of knowledge with its surroundings Get up to do something and forget? What do you do? Context cues: It’s easier to remember when you are in the context that you made the memory That’s why you usually get a new seat at the end of the chapter. Want to remember Jr. High? Walk the halls!
Jill Price: Total Recall 9 minutes
Memory Distortion Accident Memory construction
Loftus Results Word Used in Question Average Speed Estimate smashed collided bumped hit contacted 41 m.p.h. 39 m.p.h. 38 m.p.h. 34 m.p.h. 32 m.p.h. Giving misleading information after an event causes subjects to unknowingly distort their memories