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:
- Describe something you have learned that is now in your procedural memory. Discuss how you learned this information.
- Which of the seven memory errors presented by Schacter have you committed? Provide an example of two.
- 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?
