Memory Models

                                                                             Memory Models

Learning about the structure of memory can
improve your study skills. In this assignment, you will discuss the
academic applications of memory models and try to apply the principles
to yourself. Use the readings for the module and the terminology of the
subject and respond to these questions:

• You are a teaching assistant for an undergraduate
  history class and need to prepare a test. You want evidence to show that
  students know the material well. What kind of test would you prepare?
  What kind of test do you think requires the most in-depth knowledge?
  Why?
• As Dan took his history test, he could not recollect
  many of the dates he had studied. Dan had memorized some important
  dates just before the test. While he was doing this, he was also talking
  on the phone. Which of Dan’s memory stores—sensory memory, short-term
  memory (STM), or long-term memory (LTM)—do you think were most affected
  by his phone conversation? Why? Could Dan have done something
  differently to prevent forgetting the dates? Explain.
• Identify two different kinds of mnemonic devices
  that could help Dan remember dates for his history test. Explain how
  they could be used.
• Melissa is disappointed that she received yet
  another “D” on a test. She studied for several hours by reading and
  rereading her textbook and class notes. Based on the
  levels-of-processing memory theory, explain why Melissa’s method of
  studying was not very effective? What could she have done differently?
• Using Baddeley’s working memory model, give an
  example of two tasks that could successfully be performed simultaneously
  (For example, can you listen to music while studying at the same
  time?). Discuss two other tasks that probably would interfere with each
  other. Make sure to discuss your answers in terms of the visuospatial
  scratchpad, the phonological loop, and the central executive.

Write your initial response in 4–5 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.