How Memory Athletes Perform and How Their Techniques Can Help You & Elizabeth Loftus

**How Memory Athletes Perform and How Their Techniques Can Help You** How does the talk relate to the materials we discuss in class? (15 points) List two points that the presenter raised in his/her talk that I do not discuss in my PowerPoint slide. Your points cannot be the same ones you use for your response to question 5 below. (20 points) What question would you ask the presenter?

Why is your question important? (10 points) If you were to briefly summarize the talk to a friend, what would you say? That is what are the main points of the talk? (15 points) Memory athletes are known for their ability to flawlessly remember a long list of items. However, research cited by Henry Roediger (the first speaker in the video) shows that memory athletes have better attentional control than that of an average person. On what basis does he make that claim?

That is, what evidence does he provide to support that claim. In your response, cite specific evidence from his talk. (20 points) Can anyone become a memory athlete, or it is largely determined by one’s genetics? Provide a justification for your response. (10 points)

**Elizabeth Loftus – The Fiction of Memory** How does the talk relate to the materials we discuss in class? (15 points) List two points that the presenter raised in his/her talk that I do not discuss in my PowerPoint slide (20 points) What question would you ask the presenter? Why is your question important? (10 points) If you were to briefly summarize the talk to a friend, what would you say? That is what are the main points of the talk? (15 points)

What is Elizabeth Loftus’ view on the reliability of our memory? What evidence does she provide in her talk to support her assertion? (10 points) Has the information in the video and what you learned in class changed your views on the use of eyewitness testimonies in the courtroom? Why or why not? (10 points) How should eyewitness testimonies be considered by the jury? (10 points)