Py-11/5: Do Now

What is psychology?

• The study of human behavior in all situations

• The scientific study of the human mind and its actions, especially those affecting behavior in a given situation

• The study of methods in human biology

• The study of personality and influence

How is memory defined?

• The ability to easily recall experiences

• Knowledge stored in the brain permanently

• Learning that lasts over time

• Learning by repeating

Which two words are important in the definition of memory?

• Persistent and learning

• Time and storing

• Persistent and over time

• Learning and organization

What does "persistence" mean in memory?

• Wanting to learn new skills

• Storing information for a short time

• Keeping learned information for a long time

• Repeating information in learning

How much information can short-term memory usually hold?

• Five pieces, give or take one

• Seven pieces, give or take two

• Ten pieces, give or take three

• Nine pieces, give or take one

Why can we sometimes remember more than the usual amount of information in our short-term memory?

• We focus more

• We use memorization tricks

• We use patterns

• We repeat the information

What does “gestalt” mean?

• Remembering more through practice

• Remembering items separately in a list

• A whole that is more than its parts

• The order of ideas in a sequence

What does "over time" mean for memory?

• Remembering something right away

• Putting information in groups

• Learning and keeping information for a long period

• Storing information with extra practice

What is it called when the brain groups information together?

• Persistence

• Gestalt

• Chunking

• Memory linking

What does "the magic number seven, plus or minus two" mean?

• The number of things we can remember for a lifetime

• The limit of items short-term memory can hold at one time

• The number of hours to learn new information

• The number of repetitions needed to remember something