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InteractiveMemory Like A Goldfish?
Test your short-term memory with this online feature.
False MemoriesFalse Memories
How false memories are created and can affect our ability to recall events.
ForgettingWhy Do We Forget?
Why do we forget information? Find out in this fascinating article exploring the purpose of forgetting.
Conditioned BehaviorConditioned Behavior
What is conditioning? What Pavlov's dogs experiment teaches us about how we learn.
Memory PsychologyUsing Mnemonics to Improve Your Memory
Remember better using the sounds of words.
Memory PsychologyCraik & Tulving (1975) Levels of Processing
Craik & Tulving wanted to test whether the level of processing affected how well we remember information. Read an explanation and evaluation of this research.
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InteractiveMemory Like A Goldfish?
Test your short-term memory with this online feature.
Conditioned BehaviorConditioned Behavior
What is conditioning? What Pavlov's dogs experiment teaches us about how we learn.
ForgettingWhy Do We Forget?
Why do we forget information? Find out in this fascinating article exploring the purpose of forgetting.
Cognitive LoadCognitive Load Theory and Memory
How the cognitive load of a learning task affects a person's ability to memorize it.
SchemasHow Schemas Influence Memories
How schemas influence what we pay attention to and the memories we recall.
False MemoriesFalse Memories
How false memories are created and can affect our ability to recall events.
Memory PsychologyInfluential Memory Studies
Discover the experiments and theories that shaped our understanding of how we develop and recall memories.
Flashbulb Memories"It Happened In a Flash"
Flashbulb memories explained. Includes characteristics of flashbulb memories, factors that affect them and an evaluation of Brown and Kulik's research into flashbulb memories.
Memory Chewing GumChew For Memory?
How research at two universities found memory recall can be improved by chewing gum.
Memory PsychologyUsing Mnemonics to Improve Your Memory
Remember better using the sounds of words.
Memory PsychologyDepth of Processing
How does the depth of processing affect how well we remember information?
Drawing MemoriesDraw to Remember
Research suggests that drawing information can lead to it being memorized more effectively than writing it.
Zeigarnik EffectInterrupt to Remember?
Explanation of the Zeigarnik effect, whereby interruption of a task can lead to it being remembered in more detail.
Memory PsychologyHow Quickly Do Our Short-Term Memories Decay?
Study by Peterson & Peterson (1959) of how quickly we forget memories.
Memory PsychologyWorking Memory Model
A theory on how our memory 'works' to remember things in different ways.
Memory PsychologyRetentive Method For Memory Improvement
How to create a story to remember things using the retentive method.
Memory PsychologyMulti-Store Memory Model
How does our memory function? Find out the stages of remembering.
Memory PsychologyPegword Mnemonic Memory Method
Using the pegword mnemonic method to remember phone numbers and other numeric sequences.
Gaze DirectionLine-Up Eye Gaze Prompts False Positives
People's ability to identify a face may be influenced by subjects' eye gaze direction, according to a new study.
Magic NumberMagic Number Seven
Miller (1956): How many pieces of information can you remember? Miller's Magic Number, most likely.
Memory PsychologyLuria Method
Use this storytelling method for remembering lists of information using an imaginary journey.
Memory PsychologyHypnosis and Memory
How hypnosis can help improve our memory.
Memory PsychologyMemory and Food
How food and exercise can affect your ability to remember and recall memories.
Memory PsychologyWhat Factors Affect Classical Conditioning?
A look at the factors that can affect classical conditioning.
Memory PsychologyCraik & Tulving (1975) Levels of Processing
Craik & Tulving wanted to test whether the level of processing affected how well we remember information. Read an explanation and evaluation of this research.
Memory PsychologyCraik & Lockhart (1972) Levels of Processing Theory
Traditional theories of memory segmented human memory into different stores.
Memory PsychologyMemory and Association
Has someone you know approached you in the street, and, try as you might, you just could not remember this person's name? Put names and faces together and don't forget names again with this associative memory technique.
Memory PsychologyMemory Test Results
Summary of results from the short-term memory test.
