Cognition Test 2 Reviews
October 25, 2007
Scholars,
I’d like for you to pick out at least 2 shared sites to review for the 4 chapters that go along with our second test. They could both be great or they could both suck. Tell us why this would or would not be appropriate to share during a class presentation, as a reference in a paper, or as a study resource.
Ideally, you would investigate sites that have information about topics that might be confusing you. Alternatively, you could visit sites that you have a great interest in and want to learn more about.
I also want you to think about were these sites can be used appropriately as a resource. Most are obviously inappropriate as a reference in a term paper. If you review a site that you believe would be appropriate for a reference in a paper please tell us why. I’m sure I’ll want to take a good look at the site.
Thanks for learning with me.
prof_chuck
October 25th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Review #1
http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/memory_problems.html
I reviewed Amanda Puckett’s contribution on epilepsy. This is such a life changing affliction that any furhter understanding is important. It goes into how people with epilepsy can process information but just not at the same rate as everyone else. Therefore with a rapid stimuli, they have more difficulty than usual. This is a great site for additional research and information that relates to what we are learning. It helps in studying also and is a great site.
Review #2
http://www.richmond.edu/~pli/teaching/psy333/psych_proprep.html
I reviewed Michele Wiesner’s contribution on mnemonics. This site really explains mnemonics and the theory and idea behind them. It can be a great study tool,as it does give some background information indicative to what we learned in class, but I think it has applications in the real world.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Review:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2QtEZYJRq7s
Great example of how there are problems using memories as evidence.
http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/~krafft/papers/2001/wayfinding/html/node33.html
It gives great relations to you and your daily tasks.
October 25th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Review: Neither of these could be used as sources for a paper, but are goo examples and learning tools for the classroom or otherwise.
October 27th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
http://people.virginia.edu/~ls8j/perception/class8b.html
Site 1 Review:
I found the research on mental rotation to be pretty interesting so I am reviewing Jennifer Collins website on mental rotation. The website does a relatively good job at describing and explaining Shepard’s research on mental rotation. It would probably not be appropriate source for a paper but maybe useful for a project and definitely for studying. The paragraph that addresses the issue of whether mental images are depictive or propositional representations helped me when studying this in the textbook.
October 28th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Site #1 Review: http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs6751_97_winter/Topics/human-cap/memory.html
I looked at Daniel Covington’s posted site from Chapter 7. It gives a somewhat dumbed-down overview of some of our memory topics including sensory memory, short term memory, and long term memory as well as semantic vs. episodic and echoic, iconic, and haptic memory systems. The definitions, explanations, and diagrams are helpful when studying or looking for a quick answer or explanation however I would not recommend this site for use in a presentation or paper. The simplicity is refreshing though- as a study tool only.
October 28th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Site #2 Review:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-imagery/theories-memory.html
This is Stacy Newman’s posted site from Chapter 4 on mental imagery. I really enjoyed this site as an informational tool. It delves quite deeply into Paivio’s Dual Code theory and cites a lot of the theory’s lab evidence over the years. It also goes deeper into the debate surrounding it and the propositional concepts. This site is an entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy under mental imagery, so I dont think I would be against using the site in an informal paper or presentation. A little too deep, maybe (for some) for studying though….
October 28th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Site #1
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11301525
This was one of Amanda Patrick’s sites and I found it helpful in explaining perceptual symbol systems. I’d been a bit confused and this helped clear some things up.
Site #2:
http://www.analytictech.com/mb870/schema.htm
This site is one of Stacy Newman’s sites and although lengthy it did a great job of explaining schemas. It goes pretty deep without getting too confusing so I think it will definately help with studying.
October 28th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Site 1 Review:
http://www.umpi.maine.edu/~stump/memory.html
This is Jessica Boyle’s site on the different types of memory. It explains how information is stored in the brain and retrieved. It also explains the different types of memories like semantic, episodic, etc. It also talked about the different problems in recalling or forgetting information such as consolidation, decay, and the Interference Theory. I found this site very helpful.
Site 2 Review:
http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/~krafft/papers/2001/wayfinding/html/node33.html
This site was posted by Megan Veal and it goes into great detail about cognitive maps. It talks about spatial relations to determine position or where objects are. I found the site helpful in understanding what a cognitive map is!
October 28th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/cognition/tutorials/index.html
I’ve already posted my reviews, this is just a fun website I had posted once before. I found it neat and thought somebody may want to try some of the experiments! It has the “recognizing a penny” experiment on it.
October 29th, 2007 at 12:03 am
Review Site 1:
http://www.sparknotes.com/psychology/cognitive/perception/section1.html
This is a good site to learn about mental imagery. It covers several terms used in the book. It is not hard to read and understand the information being presented. Although the concept of mental images is not a difficult one, this site provides many examples and experiments to further help one understand. It has an example that is similar to what we did in class, when we visualized the length of the ruler. Since this is a spark notes article, I don’t think it would be a good academic source for a paper. However, there are some examples that could be used in a classroom.
Review Site 2:
http://www.semanticresearch.com/semantic/
I don’t know why but I have a hard time learning about semantic networks. This site is from semantic research and is a basic overview of the concept. It does not go into too much detail or further complicate the subject. The information is pretty basic and can be found on many websites and in the book, but the upside is this seems to be a good source. This site could be used for a paper since it is from the people that actually research the topic. I did not go into the links, but if you wanted more information it could be found through this site.
October 29th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Site Review 1
http://neuro.psyc.memphis.edu/NeuroPsyc/np-ugp-memory.htm#anatomy
I reviewed the site posted by Kelly Ford outlining the types of memory and problems that can arise from brain damage. This is a good site for a comprehensive review of all of the different types of memory; the descriptions are short and concise and good reviews for the test. However, I wouldn’t use this in an academic paper.
Site Review 2
http://www.ba.infn.it/~zito/loci.html
This site from Glenda is about the Method of Loci. It gives you a good amount of information about how to use the Method of Loci to your advantage, and the origin of it. While I wouldn’t use this site for a scholarly paper, it helps in order to better understand this memory technique.
October 29th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Amanda Patrick - Reviews
Chapter Six
Wyatt Martin’s Website:
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/learning/memory.html
Its good at explaining the three main types of memory again that were talked about in class and in such a way where they’re not as confusing to me anymore. It separates the information used to explain and differentiate the three types and so that it is also pretty much simplified down as well. It would be a good source in going to and using in explaining the differences between the three types in a paper possibly. But definitely to use to study for our test.
Chapter Five
Jessica Boyle’s Website:
http://mindtools.com/pages/article/newTIM_13.htm
This is a very interesting website, it covers how to remember long lists and other things dealing with memory. It gives examples and various methods in detail, the website deals with the mind, and so the website alone could be useful later on with many subjects and topics we may learn about in psychology, not just with cognitive psychology.
October 29th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
I reviewed Elizabeth Bauman’s site on Mental Imagery. It is a good site because it breaks mental imagery down in terms that are very easy to understand. You could use this in a paper, it has several studies covered and the results.
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/mentalimagery.html
October 29th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
review #2
I reviewed Jessica Boyle’s site, Is the Phonological Loop Articulatory or Auditory? It was very interesting and is full of information. It is a bit long but not hard to understand. I probably would not use this in a report because it is professors that have collaborated a lot of different information into one paper. Good study tool though.
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:rwILFCXHSnIJ:www.psychology.uiowa.edu/faculty/gupta/pdf/gupta.cogsci93.isr.pdf+articulatory+loop&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us&client=firefox-a
October 29th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Site #1:
http://people.virginia.edu/~ls8j/perception/class8b.html
This site found by Jennifer Collins for mental imagery was great. I thought that this was useful. It covers a study that helps give an idea of how mental imagery works.
Site #2:
http://home.sandiego.edu/~taylor/stm.html
From chapter 6 Amanda Puckett did a great job finding this site that really gives you an overview in study guide format. It’s useful and helpful in studying. Great site.
October 29th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Review One:
For chapter 4, I reviewed Kelly Ford’s web site:
http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/superhuman/tests/navigation/navigation.html
This site includes a brief study analyzing the effects gender plays on navigating direction. It is a simple study including a small sample of men and women. I thought it was interesting, but I would not use it as a reference for a research paper.
Review Two:
For chapter 5, I reviewed Megan Veal’s web site:
http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/001965.html
This site includes information on how the hippocampus categorizes information into memory. This is brief, interesting and provides good examples. Unfortunately, the source of the article is not presented on the web-site so I would not use it as a reference in a paper.
October 29th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
Site 1:
http://ahsmail.uwaterloo.ca/kin356/ltm/declarative.htm
I found this site to be very helpful. It did a good job of explaining declarative memory. It also talked about what area of the brain was used and about how it is broken down. It really helped me to understand this concept.
Site 2:
http://www.psywww.com/mtsite/mnemexam.html
I found this site to also be very helpful. It gave really good examples of how to create some personal mnemonics. It also talks about how you can use them in certain situations, especially tests. I thought this was a great site to post.
October 29th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
Site 1 Review:
http://www.psypress.com/ek5/resources/demo_ch06-sc-05.asp
I reviewed one of Amanda Patrick’s sites from chapter 7. This site gives a helpful description of the interference theory, the encoding specificity principle, etc. This site has a very simple layout and is easy to follow. I think it could be used as a study resource, but some of the information is unrelated to this class. I am not sure if this site would be considered reliable enough to use for a term paper or not.
Site 2 Review:
http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/~krafft/papers/2001/wayfinding/html/node33.html
I reviewed one of Megan Veal’s sites for chapter 4. This site describes cognitive maps. I found it slightly helpful, but in a way it is hard to understand because they constantly use big words. I don’t think this site is good for anything really. I didn’t find it helpful for studying purposes, and I don’t think it would be considered a reliable source for a paper.
October 29th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
I reviewed the below site of Earnest. I liked this site espically the flow chart, which I felt added a visual aid to the concept of memory. Also, the material itself was very easy to follow and understand. I would rate this a 4 star article for studying.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs6751_97_winter/Topics/human-cap/memory.html
October 29th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Site 2 reviewed is Amanda’s.. I only could read the introduction because I did not have a log-on. However what I read seemed very interesting.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11301525
October 29th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20020301-000004.xml
October 29th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20020301-000004.xml
i reviewed kelly fords article on flashbulb memories, interesting how can recall where we were on certain events, sad to of been a devasting one
stacy newman
October 29th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
http://www.usenix.org/events/sec99/full_papers/jermyn/jermyn_html/node17.html
i reviewed ashley boyle article on dual code theory was interesting to see how it relates to actual experience easy to understand.
Stacy Newman
October 29th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
Site 1:
I reviewed Matt Strever’s website:
http://www.uark.edu/misc/lampinen/sm.html
I thought that it was very helping in remembering the different types of memory.
Site 2:
I reviewed Lauren Foust’s website:
http:// http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/11/031111072018.htm
It was interesting to know the brain areas that are involved in true memories versus false memories.
October 29th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Site #1 Reviewed:
I reviewed a site posted by Wiesner http://penta.ufrgs.br/edu/telelab/3/central_.htm about the central executive, the articulatory loop, and the visualspatial sketchpad because I was unclear on these concepts. This site provided concise definitions of each concept, but I didn’t think that it was a very good tool for review. This site might be alright to use in an academic paper, because it could possibly be a ‘reliable source’.
Site #2 Reviewed:
I reviewed a site posted by Hutchinson http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/memory.html about human memory. I thought that this site was very descriptive, simple to understand, and an amusing read. Great overall memory review! This site could be used in a presentation simply because it is so precise and easy to comprehend.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
I reviewed Glenda’ site
ul.ie/~mearsa/9519211/newpage2.htm
and it covered spatial intelligence, describing it a pretty holistic manner. overall good description, although the information is somewhat limited.overall though great site for refreshing the information
I also reviewed amanda Patrick’s site
psypress.com/ek5/resources/demo_ch06-sc-05.asp
the site was good and had a wide variety of information presented in a clear easy to understand manner. examples were applicable and overall site quality was good, definitely a good review site
i also reviewed Christie Cates site
answers.com/topic/implicit-memory?cat=technology
covering memory, and was really well done, lots of information-and access to the sci tech dictionary which is handy.
October 29th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
I reviewed Glenda’ site
http://www.ul.ie/~mearsa/9519211/newpage2.htm
and it covered spatial intelligence, describing it a pretty holistic manner. overall good description, although the information is somewhat limited.overall though great site for refreshing the information
I also reviewed amanda Patrick’s site
http://www.psypress.com/ek5/resources/demo_ch06-sc-05.asp
the site was good and had a wide variety of information presented in a clear easy to understand manner. examples were applicable and overall site quality was good, definitely a good review site
i also reviewed Christie Cates site
http://www.answers.com/topic/implicit-memory?cat=technology
covering memory, and was really well done, lots of information-and access to the sci tech dictionary which is handy.
October 29th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
Review 1: http://brain.web-us.com/memory/memory_encoding.htm
I found this site helpful when I was studying for the upcoming test. It gives basic explanations of the different kinds of memory. it would not be good for a paper or class, but for a study tool or to aid in understanding memory, it works. (This is one of Bonilla’s sites)
Review 2: http://encarta.msn.com/media_461547595/Mental_Rotation_Test.html
This web site shows a mental rotation test. I like having a visual image to help me remember when I’m studying so this was helpful. I think it may be the same picture and description that is in the book so it wasn’t really anything extra, but it was still helpful. It would not be good for a paper or a class presentation. This was Michele Weisner’s site.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:07 am
Test 2 Reviews
Review #1: http://psychexps.olemiss.edu/InstrOnly_Page/mentalrotation.htm
I reviewed Whitney Hampton’s site on mental rotation. It was short, but it gave me a good idea of mental rotation and offered demonstrations for a visual example. The information it presented was simple and described the steps in a mental rotation experiment. I would not use it as a reference for a paper, but I would use it as a short study guide.
Review #2: http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/vockell/EdPsyBook/Edpsy6/edpsy6_long.htm
I reviewed Megan Collis’s site on long-term memory. I liked this site a lot because it was a very explanative overview of long-term memory. It wasn’t too short and at the end of the page, it had links to other articles on topics relating to memory. It included key terms and concepts, detailed explanations, and ways to transfer info from working to long-term memory. I would not use it as a reference on a paper, but I would use it as a study guide or as a way to better understand the topic.
October 30th, 2007 at 7:13 am
http://ahsmail.uwaterloo.ca/kin356/ltm/declarative.htm
I reviewed Michele Wiesner’s source on declarative memory. This website goes into a lot of detail about what areas of the brain are associated with declarative memory, and further explains episodic and semantic memory. It would be useful if one was doing a report or presentation on declarative memory.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar07/schema.html
I also reviewed Megan Veal’s site on schemas. It was very interesting to hear how schemas are being used successfully in therapy to help patients with borderline personality disorder. If one was researching schemas, it would definitely spark interest into other aspects of their use.
October 30th, 2007 at 7:43 am
Site 1: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-23550/memory
Review for site 1:
This article was very beneficial to me. It discussed a lot of aspects about memory such as: retention, storage and retrieval, and encoding. It is kind of long but very helpful for studying.
Site 2:
http://www.richmond.edu/~pli/teaching/psy333/psych_proprep.html
Review for site 2:
This site helped me to understand propositional representations better. I didn’t understand the concept and this article help me to understand it. It was a great tool for studying! It was short too. I don’t think it would be useful to site for a term paper, but it was good for a study tool!
October 30th, 2007 at 10:27 am
Review #1
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/korsakoffs_syndrome.jsp
Jennifer Collins posted this website for chapter 7. I found this website very interesting. I don’t think the information will be extremely helpful for the test, but I do find that the information is very interesting. This website would be ok for a academic article because it does have the information and accreditation on the website so that you have access to that information to site in the paper.
Review #2
http://www.ul.ie/~mearsa/9519211/newpage2.htm
Glendaliz Batista posted this website for chapter 4. I thought this website was ok, but it did not have very much information. It could be helpful for the test, but I do not think it would be ok for an academic paper.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:16 am
http://home.sandiego.edu/~taylor/stm.html
Site Review #2:
I needed more clarification on this chapter so I chose to review Amanda Puckett’s webpage on short-term memory. This was an okay website. It just contained brief descriptions of vocab words. It did list characteristics of STM and LTM that would help for studying for test as just a short review.
October 30th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Site # 1 (Amanda Puckett’s site)
http://home.sandiego.edu/~taylor/stm.html
I’m primarily searching for websites that make for a good study guide and/or review for the course subject matter. This site is exactly what I want. Simple format and easy to read.
Site # 2 (Daniel Bonilla’s site)
http://brain.web-us.com/memory/memory_encoding.htm
Again, this is an all around good review website on memory. Simple format, easy to read. perfect.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
First review:
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-23550/memory
I happened upon one of Rink’s social bookmarks. Upon reviewing the information, I found it to be a useful resource. The page does a good job of summarizing the key points of things we learned in class regarding memory storage and encoding, Much of the terminology is consistent with the way the material was presented in class so it worked well as a refresher and summation of concepts that will surely make their way onto the much-anticipated sequel to Dr. Chuck’s groundbreaking Test number one.
This source would work well as a primary study aid and presentation reference, but would be ill-suited for research papers due to its focusing on general information.
Second review:
http://www.usenix.org/events/sec99/full_papers/jermyn/jermyn_html/node17.html
In all honesty, I felt this website was good as another way of looking at a concept from class but did not feel that it was all more helpful in aiding in comprehension, as opposed to just rereading the information in the text. Regardless, it was good information but I just personally felt that it did not offer much that was not already within the text itself.
The source would probably be good as a secondary resource for studying and for presentation, but not for a research paper.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Review Site 1:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/braindissection/7.html
I reviewed Earnest Mayson’s site from CH. 6 because I wanted to see the pictures of the sheep brain again (as soon as I saw it I could smell formaldehyde again eww) and the link on memory led to some really interesting games and articles. I really liked the “common cents” link where you have to recognize a penny from a bunch of penny fakes, and the “if you’re going to rob a bank” link about remembering faces and what parts of the faces people remember most, demonstrated by elvis wigs on famous people, and using the same face for an entire baseball team with each individual having only different hair. I thought it was an interesting site over all, although it wouldn’t be appropriate for a research paper as there weren’t a lot of references or work cited and I’m not sure the exact date the site was last updated.
Review Site 2:
http://www.uark.edu/misc/lampinen/sm.html
I reviewed Matt Strever’s site for CH. 5. It’s basically a review of semantic memory and has a few diagrams as well as definitions and is organized like an outline of the topic. It’s a good review if you’re confused about semantic memory and just need things to be organized in a different way than the book to be able to remember them.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
1) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-imagery/theories-memory.html
This was taken from Stacy Newman’s contribution to Dual Coding Theory in Chapter 4. This is wonderful information to use as a reference in a paper. This came from the Stanford Philosopher’s Index. It would also be very good to use as a presentation, although these ideas might actually get too far above what we are actually studying. As far as using this to prepare for the test, I’m not sure how much of this we would need to know. Learning this wouldn’t hurt at all, but this goes above and beyond what the book had to say about the Dual Coding Theory. This could be hard to understand for undergraduates though.
2) http://www.memorylossonline.com/glossary/anterogradeamnesia.html
This is from Whitney Hampton’s contribution. This is just an overall explanation of Anterograde Amnesia, the causes, and a couple of other things. You could use this as a reference for sure in your paper, because it is correct information. It doesn’t stray from what the book had to say by much. There wasn’t a lot to read. You couldn’t give a presentation over what this site had to say, it was far too short. But if you couldn’t understand what the book had to say about AA (Anterograde Amnesia) then this would be the perfect read to help you study for the test. Good material, gave more reasons than the book, but still short.
October 30th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Site Review #1:
http://www.uark.edu/misc/lampinen/sm.html
I chose this site because I had a little trouble with chapter 5. I chose Ashley Bogue because the website was simple and to the point. I needed a quick clarification on a few points and definitions and this site helped me out with that. I think this site is better as a study resource but it could also be used as a reference. I liked it a lot.
October 30th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Site Review #2:
http://people.brandeis.edu/~sekuler/MemoryDemo/
I chose this review because it was fun and I like to do those fun tests to test your memory. These help me to understand the concept and reasoning better. I enjoyed this site and I would use it for both research and study references.
October 30th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
review 1:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5ObnErfTblY
I reviewed Courtney’s anterograde amnesia site. It helped to more thoroughly understand the condition when I actually saw someone who suffered from it.
review 2:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0110291/science/forget/index.php
I also reviewed Michele Wiesner’s site concerning forgetting. It was very helpful because it went into fairly thorough detail about the different theories concerning the actual process of forgetting, why they occur, ect. ect.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Site #1 URL http://www.psypress.com/ek5/resources/demo_ch06-sc-05.asp
Site Review I found this site suitable for cursory overview. It is a worthy site for review.
Site#2 URL http://csep.psyc.memphis.edu/mcnamara/pdf/Datalink_HFES02.pdf
Site Review This is a very good, detailed study that was informative and enlightning.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
http://home.sandiego.edu/~taylor/stm.html
I really enjoyed this site because it gave some great examples of how to remember short-term memory and long-term memory. A great thing for studying! It also gives great key ways to remember things like working memory and memory stores.
October 30th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
http://www.memorylossonline.com/glossary/anterogradeamnesia.html
This page really helped to describe anterograde amnesia to me. It helped me understand by giving great examples while also discussing the hippocampus, short-term memory, Korsokoff’s disease, and epilepsy. Great study tool!
October 30th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Review #1
http://faculty.washington.edu/eloftus/Articles/sciam.htm
This site had some very interesting stories about false memories. Helps to solidify the concepts presented in class and in the book.
October 30th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Review #2
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-imagery/theories-memory.html
This site presented much of the same information as the book, and the new information did not really help to clarify anything….look elsewhere for online academic assistance.