PSY-412 Modules 1 to 4 Discussions
PSY-412 Modules 1 to 4 Discussions
Read about amnesia patient, H.M. (chapter 1) and then think about all of the daily activities that involve cognition and make note of the most important ones.
Discuss your reaction to hearing H.M.’s story and answer the following questions: (1) Can you think of a moment during your life, when you are not engaged in an act of cognition? (3) What would it be like to have no memory? (3) How will the study of cognitive psychology help you in your daily lives and in your line of work?
Describe a situation in your life when top-down processing helped you perceive something quicker, faster, or better, and describe a situation when top-down processing made you misperceive something.
Discuss at least two memory strategies that you found useful from this module’s readings (e.g. chunking, focus on meaning, mnemonics, role of understanding, state-dependent learning, etc.)
Why did you pick these two and how will you use them to improve your memory?
Given what you read about misinformation effects, what advice would you give to your local police department if asked to offer
