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]
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[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?

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