PSY 101 NAME:
Memory
Option 1: Droodles
Instructions: You will need macromedia shockwave on your computer in order to do this
experiment (http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/frameset.fhtml?). This activity is
worth 5 points. Access the following web page and complete the activity. Then answer the
questions below.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/droodles/index.html
1) What is a droodle?
2) What was easier to draw, nonsense titled droodles, or droodles with titles that had
meaning? Why?
3) Draw a droodle of your own below. (Extra Credit 2 points)
Option 2: Memory Solitaire
Instructions: This activity is worth 5 points. Follow the web address to a site that tests your
memory for objects. Look at the objects for 2 minutes. The browser will automatically return
you back to the starting page. Without looking at the objects again, write down as many as you
can remember. Then click the “check” button on the start page and see how many you got
correct. Then answer the questions below.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/brain_explorer/memory.html
1) List as many items as you can remember here.
2) What does the memory site suggest you do to help with improving memory? Why
would this help? What is this suggestion similar to (in theory or concept) from your
notes or textbook about how memory works and ways to improve it (what did we call
this memory suggestion in your notes/book?)
