memorize this

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this week in psych, we were challenged to take three memory tests. for starters, memorization is not my strong suit. whenever i have to memorize something for school, i always have to start studying at least a week before in order for the information to stick. it's a struggle, but that's just the way my brain retains stuff!


1. face memory test
this test caught my attention. i always like to think that i'm a visual learner, so that influences the way i remember things. whenever a friend tells me about someone i briefly met, i always have to ask what they look like. it's hard for me to base people off solely by their names. for this test, i was given a random face and i had as much time as i wanted to memorize their features. afterwards, i had to choose which features were on the given face. i was glad to find out i got all of them right! i think this test does a good job replicating a real-life situation. you tend to remember prominent features on someone's face. in this case, it was the big nose (nothing wrong with that)!


2. everyday objects test
again, another picture-related test. i guess i'm a sucker for those. for this test, i had to choose which penny was the right one from a group of wonky pennies.  luckily, i chose the right one (i was about to choose the one where lincoln was facing the other way but i couldn't do my man like that)! like the description entails, the human brain only remembers enough about an everyday object to recognize it. in this case, many people just recognize pennies for their copper color or small size. this test really opened my eyes to how much i pay attention to details. 



3. can you remember the pictures?
this test is pretty self-explanatory. a group of pictures is given for a certain time. try to remember them. write what you remember. see what you missed. from the picture above, you can see that i only remembered 8 out the 20 pictures (yikes)! i guess my ability to remember visuals isn't as good as i thought. we've been doing these types of tests since we were young, i assume. therefore, we can improve our memory through repetition and conditioning. it's apparent that i need to work on that...

all in all,  when it comes to everyday scenarios, i think my memory benefits me most. although i didn't take any memory test that challenged my long-term memory or problem-solving skills, i assume that they're not as strong (hahahh life of a high schooler!!11!11). anyway, here is a link below showing that eye movements get re-enacted when we view objects again:
https://www.memory-key.com/research/news/eye-movements-get-re-enacted-when-we-remember 

adios yall!

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