Lab Exercises with Quizzes

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Interference Experiment         
ASA Human Factors provides examples of how cognitive processes work.
Follow-up exercise:  Perform interference. How does interference work? Do you have any everyday examples of interference?
 
In this slide show demo, the serial position effect is demonstrated and explained.
 
Mnemonicizer Exercise          
ASA Human Factors provides examples of how cognitive processes work.
Follow-up exercise:  Have students perform mnemonizer. What in the basis of this exercise? How are you supposed to memorize the information based on this mnemonizer? What are other mnemotechniques you use in your studying?
 
The Exploratorium is a website offering playful exploration of how the world works.
Follow-up exercise:  Explore the different ways of improving your memory. Do you use any of these techniques? When can each be useful?