Describe the duration and capacity of memory at each of the three memory stages

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1.  Describe the duration and capacity of memory at each of the three memory stages .  Give specific examples of memory, or forgetting at each stage.

 

2.  Give examples of memory failures due to problems with encoding, storage, and retrieval .  How would you prevent these types of memory failures when studying?  How do you overcome encoding failure, retrieval interference and storage decay?

 

3. Describe the process of priming.  Give examples of mood congruence and context effects and describe some common sources of retrieval cues .

 

4. Give examples of the two different types of long term memory and the differences in their processing

 

5. Describe the role of imagination, source amnesia, and the misinformation effect in the reconstruction of memories.  Give specific examples of each phenomenon.

 

6. Psychological research shows that people often ‘remember’ things that never happened.  Given this information, describe practices or policies for police interrogations, eyewitness testimony or psychotherapy that would prevent the creation of false memories.

 

 

*7. After college, students remember little of the information that they learn in college.  Is college a waste of time, or not?  What is the value of college aside from the retention of information?  Describe the student for whom college is a waste of time, as well as the student for whom it is not a waste of time.  Consider the information in the text related to study techniques in the Improving Memory section 7-19, and the types of long term memory .  What study technique are a waste of time, and which are productive?  Explain why in

Mnemonic devices

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Mnemonic devices: Please provide a definition of a mnemonic device and then explain why people typically use memory tricks to help them remember things. Share some of your memory tricks, as well as some mentioned in the text. Explain, in theoretical terms, why they work. In other words, what does the literature say about why memory tricks work and how the brain processes these?

 

 

This is a discussion question, doesnt need to be long, please add refferences if they are used.

Magazine

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Once during this course, each student will make a brief presentation (300-600 words) and lead a discussion (via discussion board) on one of the readings.  Choose one of the articles from Orion Magazine listed below (or you may choose an article from the BOUNDARIES section of your Future of Nature textbook).

MODULE 3:  Consumption

Go to the following link—Orion Magazine:  https://orionmagazine.org/

Search (magnifying glass icon) for the article by title and author.

1. The Gospel of Consumption by J. Kaplan

2. Forget Shorter Showers by D. Jensen

3.  Crowded Planet: A conversation with Alan Weisman

4. Breaking the Spell of Money by S.R. Sanders

5. High-Tech Wasteland by E. Grossman

 

 If You Are Presenting (PRESENTER): 

In the module in which you present, there will be two submissions:

1. Post your Future of Nature Presentation to the Discussion Board no later than Thursday for the module you are assigned to present.  

Your discussion grade will consist of how well you facilitate your discussion. At the end of your summary include 3 discussion questions for your classmates to answer.  List them as 1.,2., 3.

After you get initial responses to your questions, you must post at least 3 responses to their answers by Sunday.

2. Submit your Future of Nature Presentation to the Dropbox so I can grade it.

Psychology Emotion & Motivation Case Analysis Assignment

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Psychology Emotion & Motivation Case Analysis Assignment

Emotion & Motivation Case Analysis Assignment

 

Due: Week Seven

Points: 100

 

Case Analysis

Joe, Stacie, and Shannon are all employees within the same organization. Consider each employee’s characteristics below. Then address the questions following the employee descriptions.

Employee 1: Joe enjoys coming to work each day. He finds pleasure in the outcome of his work. He believes his work helps others. He seeks out new ways to make his work more effective, and often initiates new work projects. He likes to stay busy throughout the day. He sometimes has a hard time if there is not enough work to do. He has no desire to leave the organization and would like to continue to be promoted within the company as he gains experience.

Employee 2: Stacie finds that although she used to like her current position within the company, she now finds it less rewarding. She has been in the same position for a few years, and in the past, enjoyed working on the team she was assigned. Recently, she had the opportunity to work on a special project, but this work was temporary. She found the brainstorming, planning, and development related to the project invigorating and engaging. Once the project was completed, she returned to her prior position. She no longer finds her current position as satisfying as she used to prior to working on the special project. She is considering changing positions within the company, if possible, or seeking out a job in another organization.

Employee 3: Shannon comes to work every day on time. She does her job as assigned, works very hard, takes on challenging tasks to improve performance, and ensures that this is noticed by others. She is very clear about the expectations for her position as well as the criteria for evaluation. During annual evaluations, she hopes her evaluation scores are high enough for her to be eligible for a merit raise. One of her primary goals for this year is to be nominated for the employee of the year award at the company’s annual dinner, which comes with both a preferred parking space and a cash bonus.

(a) Select two of the employees above. For each employee, select one of the theories/models below, and explain why that model/theory applies to the selected employee. (use a different model for each employee]

Achievement Motive (3 aspects of achievement-oriented behavior)
Arousal Theory
Drive Reduction Theory
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
(b) Consider how emotions might influence the motivation of the employees you selected. Which emotions might decrease motivation in one of the above employee scenarios? Which emotions might increase motivation in one of the above employee scenarios? Explain.

(c) How could an individual or organization use knowledge about the motivation theories and models above to increase motivation within the workplace?