AP Psych: Memory Lab

Step One: turn the volume down on your computer. Now let's start with some games:

Visit http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/games/memory-game and play one or two of the games. Or, go here http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/simon/

Don't spend more than five minutes playing games.

Don't be sheepish...visit this site: http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/braindissection/index.html and read through the text.

Now, visit http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/11/memory/brain-interactive. Read through all of the content under each of the three tabs. On a piece of paper, answer the following prompts. (Click here for a Word doc with these questions.)

Making Memories: What synonym for "sensory memory" does this page use? What synonym for "short-term memory"?

Storing Memories: On what part of our brain do our habits and motor skills rely?

Forgetting: Write down one interesting fact you learned on the "Normal Aging" page.
What are the symptoms of moderate Alzheimer's Disease? To what part of the brain has it spread?

Next, visit http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/myers7e/content/psychsim/chapter08.htm

Stop at the "Paired Associates" task. It's not worth your time.

Then, read the entirety of one of the following articles:



http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/11/memory/foer-text or http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-Our-Brains-Make-Memories.html#

If time remains, explore the site about H.M. at http://thebrainobservatory.ucsd.edu/hm