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The Power of the Mind Notes on Making Observations and Remembering Them Slide 2 Observations using the five senses to collect information from the external world using the five senses to collect information from the external world very important to scientists: collecting data very important to scientists: collecting data make ten observations, both qualitative and quantitative about the picture make ten observations, both qualitative and quantitative about the picturehttp://www.kmgo.com/get/amcghhou/graphic.jpg Slide 3 Compare and Contrast Original New http://webs.lanset.com/aeolusaero/Articles/New_American_Gothic.JPG Slide 4 Making Inferences Write a paragraph describing what happened right before this picture was taken. http://graphics.boston.com/bonzai- fba/Globe_Photo/2004/10/20/1098270095_2619.jpg Write a paragraph describing what happened after this picture was taken. http://www.animalsvoice.com/IMAGES/boy_dog.jpg Slide 5 Types of Memory Sensory: Sensory: lasts for a fraction of a second comes from visual or auditory senses can be moved into short term memory Short term: Short term: lasts less than a minute limited capacity (about seven items) brains chunk information (organizes so it makes sense) T WAN BAC BSC PRC IA T WAN BAC BSC PRC IA Slide 6 Long Term Memory information stored for future use information stored for future use unlimited capacity unlimited capacity elaborate rehearsal is required to move items into long term memory elaborate rehearsal is required to move items into long term memory episodic memory deals with events semantic memory deals with facts procedural memory deals with motion Slide 7 THE END Slide 8