Monday 6 February Topic: Human Memory

1. OBJECTIVE: You will be able to compare and contrast the structures of the brain responsible for various types of memory. Monday 6 FebruaryTopic: Human Memory DO NOW: Prove that you read the article. HW: Read “Do the ‘Eyes’ Have It?” and write a reflection (summary + your opinions)

2. OBJECTIVE: You will be able to compare and contrast the structures of the brain responsible for various types of memory. What is memory? • The mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.

3. OBJECTIVE: You will be able to compare and contrast the structures of the brain responsible for various types of memory. Long term memory • Stored throughout the brain • Different lobes store different senses • Can last anywhere from days to weeks to years to a lifetime • Limitless in terms of how many things you can remember

4. OBJECTIVE: You will be able to compare and contrast the structures of the brain responsible for various types of memory. Short term memory • Can only store 7 +/- 2 items at a time • Only lasts from minutes to days • Can become long term with repetition/practice

5. OBJECTIVE: You will be able to compare and contrast the structures of the brain responsible for various types of memory. Sensory memory • What we perceive from the world • Only 200-500 milliseconds long • Becomes short term memory if we’re paying attention to it

6. OBJECTIVE: You will be able to compare and contrast the structures of the brain responsible for various types of memory. Exit ticket • What implications do you think these types of memory would have on witness statements? • Consider that statements are taken at the crime scene, formal interviews may be a few days later, and testifying in court may be years later

7. OBJECTIVE: You will be able to describe why witness memory is sometimes unreliable. Friday 10 FebruaryTopic: Memory Reliability DO NOW: Describe how sensory memory turns into short term memory turns into long term memory. HW: typewriter comparison activity

8. OBJECTIVE: You will be able to describe why witness memory is sometimes unreliable. Memory summary • SENSORY: • lasts for milliseconds • pertains to the 6 senses • SHORT TERM: • up to a few days • from paying attention to sensory memory • LONG TERM: • from hours to weeks to years to A LIFETIME • LIMITLESS

9. OBJECTIVE: You will be able to describe why witness memory is sometimes unreliable. Recall activity • Most crimes are left without a lot of information because people simply aren’t paying a lot of attention to their surroundings.

10. OBJECTIVE: You will be able to describe why witness memory is sometimes unreliable. Recall activity • INDIVIDUALLY, complete the first two boxes on the handout about the competition yesterday • WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR, fill in as much information that you can about the surroundings and the participants

11. Progress reports • Every Friday • NC = it should have been submitted at this point • ** = assignment occurred, hasn’t been graded yet (doesn’t factor into grade) • X = excused absence, work still needs to be made up (all turn into NC at the end of the quarter)

12. Exit Ticket • How did the confidence of your recall of details get affected by discussing it with somebody else? That is, were you influence in any way? • Why is it important to take witness statements at the scene of the crime, despite the emotional state of the witness? • Were you surprised by what you were able to remember? Describe (either specific details that you recalled, or general amount of information)