Psychology Lesson: Short-Term Memory Test

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The following activity is awesome to illustrate the limitations of short term memory. Some facts about short term memory:

1. It can store 7 items (+ or - 2)
2. It last for 20 seconds

This test is simple memory exercise. Letter are show with each trial and the students are asked to remember each set of letter correctly. There are 6 trial. Students can complete the activity in their note or you can type up a worksheet. Simply click on the link below to complete the activity. (Be careful. The last slide shows the answers immediately.) http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/stm0.html The answers Trial #1    UM Trial #2    TZLD Trial #3    KXCEJO Trial #4   AVCYISEH Trial #5  LBFQRPMAUX Trial #6 ZQECTBUMONRV Ask the students who do the best, how they remembered the letters so well. Very often they use chunking which is also a concept covered in memory and thought. If you are a teacher who tutors, register with us for just $12 for a year. This is the only fee! Teachers keep 100% of the money. One of our teachers made $5,000 last year tutoring. Parents, “teachers are great tutors!” Find one in your area today! Visit our Teaching Psychology page for more psychology lessons.