Memory Games | Improve Memory Games Memory improvement is part of this memory game, the process can be done with few steps that can be easy and performed effortlessly. Many people have trouble remembering faces or names. How to remember things is only a technique that you need to utilize, for example to remember a face you just need to examine a person’s face discretely when you are introduced. Try to find an unusual feature, ears, hairline, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, chin, complexion, etc. Create an association between that characteristic, the face, and the name in your mind. Also when you are introduced, ask for the person to repeat their name. Also, after you leave the person, review the name in your mind several times. This memory game is going to activate some areas of your brain responsible for memory acquisition which therefore can help your memory improve.
Bystander Effect - What is the Bystander Effect What is the Bystander Effect? The term bystander effect refers to the phenomenon in which the greater the number of people present, the less likely people are to help a person in distress. When an emergency situation occurs, observers are more likely to take action if there are few or no other witnesses. In a series of classic studies, researchers Bibb Latane and John Darley (1) found that the amount of time it takes the participant to take action and seek help varies depending on how many other observers are in the room. In one experiment, subjects were placed in one of three treatment conditions: alone in a room, with two other participants or with two confederates who pretended to be normal participants. As the participants sat filling out questionnaires, smoke began to fill the room. Example of the Bystander Effect The most frequently cited example of the bystander effect in introductory psychology textbooks is the brutal murder of a young woman named Catherine "Kitty" Genovese.
memory experiments Memory Experiments Here are some experiments and games to test your memory. Also, don't forget that there are some memory tricks and techniques at the end of this section! On-line Short Term Memory Games Grades K-12 Think you have a good memory? On-line "Simon Says" Memory Games Simon says, "Play These Games!" Try Game 1 with and without sound. Face Memory Test How good is your memory for faces? There are two versions of the test: Now You See It, Now You Don't Grades K-6 Let's test short term memory. Materials: Tray or plate10-20 small items (like an eraser, pencil, coin, marble, etc.)Cloth or towel to cover the trayPaper and pencils for your subjects to write down what they remember What's Missing This experiment is a variation of the previous experiment to test short term memory. Try it again giving the subjects more time to view all the items.Try it with less time. Tray or plate10-20 small items (like an eraser, pencil, coin, marble, etc.)Cloth or towel to cover the tray Who's Missing None
How to Blackmail Someone Blackmail is an age-old art of convincing someone to do something they don't want to do based on information you have on them. Hopefully you'll never need to actually blackmail someone, but creating a file filled with nefarious deeds is easy to do. Just for a little context here—this is one of those evil week posts where you have to fight evil with evil. I've learned this the hard way as one of my friends has been collecting what amounts to a blackmail folder on all of his friends he lovingly calls "The File." We could run around in circles all day on why I'm still friends with this person—but the truth is, he's still a nice guy, and in our cases none of the information he has is particularly bad (although it is absolutely embarrassing). Collect Everything That Happens with Your Smartphone The first rule of collecting a blackmail file is to record everything that happens. From there, you simply need to be vigilant in capturing what happens. Back Up Your Evidence in Several Places
Teaching High School Psychology (Rob says: Kristin Whitlock sent me this news about the UTOPSS conference - what a GREAT line up! If you can possibly go, go!) Utah Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (UTOPSS) FALL CONFERENCE Date: Friday, October 23, 2015 Place: Westminster College, SLC, UT Time: 8:00 am – 3:30 pm Cost: $50.00 (includes materials, continental breakfast & lunch) Registration due by: OCTOBER 16 TO REGISTER, go to: Unsimplifying Mental Disorders: Principles for Understanding and Teaching Abnormal Psychology, Rik Seefeldt—University of Wisconsin—River Falls Attitudes and Approaches for Diversity in the Classroom, Jen Simonds—Westminster College Homeless Youth in Utah: What We Know and What Is Being Done, Justice Morath—Salt Lake Community College Effective Methods in Teaching Sports Psychology, David Rockwood—Payson High School Using Myths to Teach Introductory Psychology, Annette Nielsen—Woods Cross High School AP Psychology, Dr.
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The Ten Most Revealing Psych Experiments Psychology is the study of the human mind and mental processes in relation to human behaviors - human nature. Due to its subject matter, psychology is not considered a 'hard' science, even though psychologists do experiment and publish their findings in respected journals. Some of the experiments psychologists have conducted over the years reveal things about the way we humans think and behave that we might not want to embrace, but which can at least help keep us humble. That's something. 1. The Robbers Cave Experiment is a classic social psychology experiment conducted with two groups of 11-year old boys at a state park in Oklahoma, and demonstrates just how easily an exclusive group identity is adopted and how quickly the group can degenerate into prejudice and antagonism toward outsiders. Researcher Muzafer Sherif actually conducted a series of 3 experiments. 2. The prisoners rebelled on the second day, and the reaction of the guards was swift and brutal. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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The Big Five Project - Personality Test Directions: The following statements concern your perception about yourself in a variety of situations. Your task is to indicate the strength of your agreement with each statement, utilizing a scale in which 1 denotes strong disagreement, 5 denotes strong agreement, and 2, 3, and 4 represent intermediate judgments. In the boxes after each statement, click a number from 1 to 5 from the following scale: Strongly disagreeDisagreeNeither disagree nor agreeAgreeStrongly agree There are no "right" or "wrong" answers, so select the number that most closely reflects you on each statement.
French TV contestants made to inflict 'torture' A French TV documentary features people in a spoof game show administering what they are told are near lethal electric shocks to rival contestants. Those taking part are told to pull levers to inflict shocks - increasing in voltage - upon their opponents. Although unaware that the contestants were actors and there was no electrical current, 82% of participants in the Game of Death agreed to pull the lever. Programme makers say they wanted to expose the dangers of reality TV shows. They say the documentary shows how many participants in the setting of a TV show will agree to act against their own principles or moral codes when ordered to do something extreme. The Game of Death has all the trappings of a traditional TV quiz show, with a roaring crowd chanting "punishment" and a glamorous hostess urging the players on. Christophe Nick, the maker of the documentary, said they were "amazed" that so many participants obeyed the sadistic orders of the game show presenter. Yale experiment
5 of the Best Places to Find Historical Photographs A couple years ago, Larry Ferlazzo shared a hefty collection of ideas for how teachers can use photos in the classroom. Since then, I’ve been regularly incorporating a number of his activities into my writing lessons. I won’t bother to rehash all of Larry’s ideas here, but I do want to share a few of the websites where I find cool, and often strange, historical photos. Retronaut is hands down one of my all-time favorite websites. Jones Photo Historical Collection houses four generations of the family-owned photographs. Shorpy features thousands of high-definition images from the 1850s to 1950s. Critical Past is home to more than 57,000 historic clips and 7 million stills. Library of Congress is another place where you’ll find a nice collection of historical photographs.
Resources - Ages of Exploration Merchants of the Great Exchange The Great Exchange refers to the transfer of culture, plants, animals, and disease around the world. As people travelled around the world they discovered new products. By the 1700s, Europeans were sailing to Africa, India, China, and Southeast Asia to trade. This game is based on a book published in 1775 called, “The New and Complete Guide to the East India Trade.” See if you, too, can return alive to England winning fame and fortune. Play Merchants of the Great Exchange Whose Lunch is it Anyway? When Christopher Columbus and the explorers that followed him landed in the Americas, they began to introduce foods that they were familiar with. So… get ready for school, pack your lunch, and see just how many things would have been left in your lunchbox in America before 1492, with Whose Lunch is it Anyway? Play Whose Lunch is it Anyway? World Explorer: So just how good a sea captain are you? After answering all fifteen questions, you will receive a sea rank.
Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding What strategy can double student learning gains? According to 250 empirical studies, the answer is formative assessment, defined by Bill Younglove as "the frequent, interactive checking of student progress and understanding in order to identify learning needs and adjust teaching appropriately." Unlike summative assessment, which evaluates student learning according to a benchmark, formative assessment monitors student understanding so that kids are always aware of their academic strengths and learning gaps. Meanwhile, teachers can improve the effectiveness of their instruction, re-teaching if necessary. "When the cook tastes the soup," writes Robert E. Stake, "that's formative; when the guests taste the soup, that's summative." Alternative formative assessment (AFA) strategies can be as simple (and important) as checking the oil in your car -- hence the name "dipsticks." In the sections below, we'll discuss things to consider when implementing AFAs. 53 Ways to Check for Understanding