Tuesday, November 24/Monday, November 30
Ms. Moronta
Unit 7 Objectives – Chapters 9 & 10 – Memory, Cognition (Thinking), Language
1. Describe memory in terms of information processing and distinguish among sensory memory, short-term
memory, and long-term memory.
2. Distinguish between automatic and effortful processing.
3. Explain the encoding process (including imagery, organization, etc).
4. Distinguish between explicit and implicit memory.
5. Describe the importance of retrieval cues.
6. Discuss how we use trial and error, algorithms, heuristics, and insight to solve problems.
7. Explain how the representativeness and availability of heuristics influence our judgments.
8. Describe the structure of language (phonemes, morphemes, grammar).
9. Explain how the nature-nurture debate is illustrated in the theories of language development.
10. Describe the research on animal cognition and communication.
What Are We Doing Today? 
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WARM UP
DAILY QUIZ
MOST MISSED UNIT 4
MEMORY NOTES
MEMORY DEMOS
CLOSURE
HOMEWORK:
 Vocabulary ~ Ch. 9 20-41 (includes people!)
 Read ~ pages 354-382
 Daily Quiz next class!
Unit 7 Calendar
11/24 & 11/30: Memory - Encoding
12/1 & 12/2: Memory - Storage
12/3 & 12/4: Memory – Retrieval
12/7 & 12/8: Cognition
12/9 & 12/10: Language
12/11 & 12/14: VOCAB QUIZ
12/15 & 12/16: UNIT 7 TEST
12/17 & 12/18: Review for Cumulative Test
WARM UP 
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What is memory?
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According to psychologists, what are the 3 processing models of memory?
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What is the capacity of our short-term and working memory? (think magic number!)
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List effortful processing strategies that can help us remember new information.
CLOSURE – True/False
Using what we just learned about memory, write down 3 tips on how YOU
can study better.
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