IB Psychology

1. What is the relationship between memory and self-hood?
2. What new discovery about memory do you find most interesting?
3. How can some memories become indelible?
4. How can amnesia and repression be explained?
5. Explain the following statement: “Memory is more reconstructive than reproductive.”
6. What new paradigm of memory is now emerging?
7. After reading this article, what conclusions can you make about memory?

1. What are the types of amnesia that EP suffers from and how do they effect his memory?
2. How is memory defined?
3. What did you find most tragic about EP’s fate?
4. How did HM add weight to theories concerning the way we organize our memories?
5. How can HM’s ability to more quickly learn the star task be explained?
6. What do you think is meant by the statement: “To think is to forget.”

Development and cultural contexts
Reading Glassman pp. 150-154
Article: The birth of cognitive science
IB Review Guide p. 27-29
Information Processing Model and the key assumptions of CP

Power Point Presentation: H and C and Assumptions

Framework
Key Concepts
Reading
1. Myers Chapter 9
2. Glassman pp. 155-174
3. New IB Text
PowerPoint Presentation
Flow Chart using Inspiration or Visio

Models of Memory

Key Study: Craik and Lockhart (1972)

Activities and Weblog Write-ups

First Memories
Meaning Enhances Recall Activity
All Purpose Memory Demonstration
Active Learning Experience 6.3 Memory Strategies
Constructive Memory: The Rumor Chain
Retroactive and Proactive Interference

Extended Reading 1 “It’s Magical It’s Memory”

See Questions

Extended Reading 2 “Memory: Why We Remember and , Why We Forget”

See Questions

Methodologies

Methodology: The Quantitative Versus Qualitative Debate

HM Case Study 

Strengths and Limitations

Application

Gregorc Style Delinator

Effectiveness and Application of theories and findings

Review: IB Review Guide pp 27-43