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Exploring Memory Section Task : Get Ready Designing a memory game One of the most important functions of our brain is to store and organize information . In this section , you will design a memory game based on strategies that improve memory . How good is your memory ? 1 Read about the three basic types of memory to find out about the function and purpose of each . Sensory Memory records what we feel , see and hear and processes this information in the brain . First impressions are "checked " through sensory memory and then moved into short-term memory . Example : Recognition of faces and objects Short-term Memory , or "working memory , " holds information in the brain for a short time only — just long enough to perform some task . Looking up a telephone number and recalling it for long enough to dial it Long-term Memory holds information that has is been processed and saved . Information is stored here after repeated use . This is how we remember past events or experiences . Example : Remembering the directions to your home 2 Read about the following situations and decide what type of memory would be used in each : sensory memory , short-term memory , or long-term memory . Write your answers in your notebook . your best friend ' s phone number the color ofthe shirt worn by a person who just walked past you in the street the directions to a place you just got from a stranger the lyrics to a song that you listen to regularly riding a bicycle a phone message you just took for your brother or sister Example : a . your best f riends ' p hone number —\ onq-term memory 3 Read the descriptions of the three types of memory again . a What type of information do you find easiest to remember ? 8 ) What type of memory is strongest in you ? 4 Compare your answers to activity 3 with a partner and discuss how you reached your conclusions .
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