design your own word memory experiment
TRANSCRIPT
You have 2 minutes to memorize these 20 words:
• Nine• Swap• Cell• Ring• Lust• Plugs• Lamp• Apple• Table • Hold
• Bank• Fire • Worm• Clock• Horse• Colour• Baby• Sword• Desk• Army
Write down as many words as you can remember
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Do clever people remember more words than less clever people?
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Do women remember more
words than men?
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Would women remember more
words than men?
Suppose the words were gender
specific to women.
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Is one colour easier to
remember than the others?
Suppose the words were written in
different colours
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Are short words easier to
remember than long words?
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Are abstract words easier to remember than
concrete words?
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Are the words at the start of the
list remembered more easily than
the words at end?
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Are rude or angry words
easier to remember than polite or calm
words?
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CAT
Are pictures easier to
remember than words?
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If you exercise will you
remember more words?
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Can you use any special
strategies to help you
remember more words?