Chapter 8 Questions

Chapter 8 Assignment

Instructions: By now you have read Chapter 8: Memory. Your job for this assignment is to answer the following personal adjustment/critical thinking questions that pertain to topics in chapter 8. Each answer needs to be a minimum of one paragraph (5 sentences) to received full credit.

Questions:

1. Describe something you have learned that is now in your procedural memory. Discuss how you learned this information.
2. Which of the seven memory errors presented by Schacter have you committed? Provide an example of two.
3. Critical Thinking: You and your roommate spent all of last night studying for your psychology test. You think you know the material; however, you suggest that you study again the next morning an hour prior to the test. Your roommate asks you to explain why you think this is a good idea. What do you tell her?