3-2 Module Three Lab Worksheet

3-2 Module Three Lab Worksheet

3-2 Module Three Lab Worksheet

Overview

Now that we have seen how we can focus on specific stimuli in our environment, we can reap the benefits of paying attention. The next stage along our journey into the mind is short-term memory. More accurately, we should probably designate it as working memory. The difference between the two terms is important: short-term means that it is limited in terms of time. Working tells us that there is a top-down process involved and a capacity to mentally work on the information that is maintained in consciousness. As always, cognition is not as simple as it seems!

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The following labs will help you understand the type of information that we can manipulate, how much information we can process, and how it can be interfered with. As you complete these labs, ask yourself if the limits of our short-term/working memory are what we think they are. Can we easily think of two things at the same time? Can we easily manipulate information in our mind’s eye?

Prompt

Complete the following labs:

  • Memory Span
  • Irrelevant Speech Effect
  • Mental Rotation

Then, complete the Module Three Lab Worksheet Template. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

  • Record data and include screenshots of results for all module labs.
  • For the Memory Span lab, address lab questions accurately.
  • For the Irrelevant Speech Effect lab, address lab questions accurately.
  • For the Mental Rotation lab, address lab questions accurately.
  • Address the module question accurately.
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    PSY375ModuleThreeLabWorksheetTemplate.docx

    PSY 375 Module Three Lab Worksheet Template

     

    Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information. All responses to lab questions should be in your own words or paraphrased.

     

    Memory Span Lab

    Data

    · Insert your data in the table below.

    Type of Items Final List Length
    [Insert text] [Insert value]
    [Insert text] [Insert value]
    [Insert text] [Insert value]

     

    · Insert a screenshot of the lab output below.

    [Insert screenshot]

     

    Lab Questions

    · How does the pattern of your individual data relate to the pattern of results predicted?

    [Insert text]

     

    · Why are some stimuli easier to remember than others? What trick did you use to perform better in this lab?

    [Insert text]

     

    Irrelevant Speech Effect Lab

    Data

    · Insert your data in the table below.

    Conditions Proportion Correct
    [Insert text] [Insert value]
    [Insert text] [Insert value]

     

    · Insert a screenshot of the lab output below.

    [Insert screenshot]

     

    Lab Questions

    · How does the pattern of your individual data relate to the pattern of results predicted?

    [Insert text]

     

    · Were you able to understand what was being said in the irrelevant speech? Do you think it matters or not to the effect? How does this effect apply to daily-life situations?

    [Insert text]

     

    Mental Rotation Lab

    Data

    · Insert your data in the table below.

    Rotation Angle Same Different
    [Insert value] [Insert value] [Insert value]
    [Insert value] [Insert value] [Insert value]
    [Insert value] [Insert value] [Insert value]
    [Insert value] [Insert value] [Insert value]
    [Insert value] [Insert value] [Insert value]
    [Insert value] [Insert value] [Insert value]
    [Insert value] [Insert value] [Insert value]

     

    · Insert a screenshot of the lab output below.

    [Insert screenshot]

     

    Lab Questions

    · How does the pattern of your individual data relate to the pattern of results predicted?

    [Insert text]

     

    · How important do you think this capacity is for daily life? What profession or field of work do you think benefits from training in mental rotation?

    [Insert text]

     

    Module Question

     

    · These labs have shown the true capacity in terms of duration and number of items of our short-term/working memory. They also show the top-down and effortful quality of this memory. Seeing how your mind is capable of transforming and processing information to a certain extent, how would you apply the findings collected here to help someone memorize better?

    [Insert text]

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