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Link  I think we all remember the freedom that we had before we went into lockdown before Covid. We all have memories of running around without masks, School without masks, and even the cold breeze hitting our faces when it was windy. We have so many memories of the times we experienced before the pandemic. These so called "free memories" or memories of our freedom. we have all experience freedom before as before stated with life before the pandemic even if we did not know it yet we were experiencing such freedoms of life without masks. Another example of this would be relatable to some which would be the freedom of a drivers' license and being able to drive. A example I have the luxury of having myself. Remembering that we have freedom is a big part of having freedom because if you cannot exercise your right of freedom how can it be used properly. Freedom is a right that can only be fully utilized when remembered to do so. Our memories of freedom are what provide light i...

I recently read an interesting article about a psychological concept known as the Zeigarnik effect, named after Gestalt psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik. She first noticed the behavior that would lead her to study this effect at a restaurant in Vienna. When observing the waiters who were taking and delivering orders, she realized that most of them were only able to remember orders that were still in progress. If the order had already been delivered, then it was as good as gone from their memories. This interesting observation made by Zeigarnik prompted her to conduct a study of her own, where she found results that corresponded to the behaviors of the waiters at Vienna; subjects were better at remembering an interrupted or ongoing task, as opposed to trying to recall it after it had been completed. The effect was described by Zeigarnik as a result of the mind’s subconscious desire to finish what’s unfinished. In other words, the tension and anxiety that gnaws at us when a task is incompl...

picture link Everyone knows Dory, the cute, blue tang fish in the movie Finding Dory  who has trouble with her memory. In the movie, Dory mentions that she has short-term memory loss. In psychology, Dory's memory loss is also called anterograde amnesia where one has trouble making new memories. She has a deficit in her short-term memory storage that impedes the transition of memories from short-term to long-term.  In an article by filminquiry.com, the author analyses Dory's character and behavior to see how accurately Pixar is depicting anterograde amnesia and effects in the movie  Finding Dory . In the previous movie,  Finding Nemo , Dory is suddenly able to remember the location of the Sydney address when looking for Nemo. The author asks the question of whether or not this was a slip-up made by Pixar as Dory was able to remember a detail from her past. However, Marlin, Nemo's dad, somehow acted as a retrieval clue for Dory which allowed her to remember the addres...

  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to remember everything? To never forget a single fact or detail you have ever known? It sure would make school easier. Tests would become obsolete and facts would always be at your disposal. Seems so efficient. But it is not as good as it seems. Imagine, never being able to forget painful memories. Being able to recall every embarrassing moment in your entire life. A perfect memory does not seem so great now, does it. In fact, that is not so much of a “perfect” memory at all. People see many aspects of memory as inefficient, such as not being able to recall certain facts, however the truth is memory is exactly as it needs to be. We do not remember everything because we do not need to remember everything. What we do remember, we either need, or can learn from it. Our mind subconsciously prunes trivial memories to save space on the proverbial “hard drive” of our minds. Our Memory has evolved over millions of years to be exactly what we n...

I am interviewing my grandmother for my True War Story. She and her family fled from German forces during World War II; over 26 million people died in Russia during the war, and my grandma’s family understandably wanted to avoid such a fate. The only problem with documenting her experience is that she was two when World War II happened, and she is one of the last surviving members of her family. Because of this, when she tells me her story she will be reiterating what she has heard. She will be gathering the memories that her older sister, parents, and family friends shared with her throughout her childhood and presenting them to me. There will be somewhat of a telephone effect; these memories will be altered as time muddles the details and several people have different versions of a single story. Biases warp stories too. They affect story retellings and shape the way people perceive different tales. Telephone effect or not, my family’s memories will be kept alive simply by my grandmot...

Siya Patil Period 5 APENG Blog Week 6 Memory Tricks Remembering things isn’t the easiest thing to do, especially during finals or AP exam season, while high-schoolers are experiencing one of the most stressful times during their four years of high school. Recalling things for an important task is necessary, and super helpful too; but, some things are easier said than done. That does not mean that certain tricks can’t be used to sharpen our memories, though! As mentioned in an article by Dalhousie University, there are certain things you can do to help best prepare yourself for an exam requiring effective memorization in order to do well. For example, reciting key facts and points out loud can help “engrave” the study material in your brain, and if done correctly, you will be able to flawlessly recall certain points in time for the exam.  In addition, (and, you may have heard of this method), teaching the material to another individual may also be greatly beneficial. When saying...

picture link In ten years it´ll be 2032, and most of us will have finished high school and maybe even graduated college. In ten years some of us may get married and start our own families; others may have gone through their third breakup; while some others may have yet to commit to a relationship. In ten years hopefully all of us will be chasing our dreams and rising in our careers.  A decade may not seem like a long time, but a person can undergo various changes within this 10 year period of time. If you think back, try to remember what you were like 10 years ago, it is very likely that you may not remember your past self clearly. Although you may forget what you ate for lunch everyday, you may however, remember your third grade birthday parties, or family vacations that you went on when you were little. This form of selective memory occurs as humans are more likely to remember events that hold valuable significance in their lives.  So, in 10 years, what will you remember? Wi...

There is only one memory in this world that I can recall almost all the events off. This is probably because it occurred last December, but even still the images are pretty vivid for happening about six months ago. It is interesting how I can remember very few memories completely clear, some fragments of memories very clear, and some not at all.  In December of last year, I visited my favorite cousin for the first time in around seven years. We completed almost every activity you could think of in a cousin bucket list, over the course of four days.  So why is it that we remember some things so clearly and not others? Well, scientists think they have found an answer. “We found that some words are much more memorable than others. Our results support the idea that our memories are wired into neural networks and that our brains search for these memories, just the way search engines track down information on the internet,” said Weizhen (Zane) Xie, Ph.D., a cognitive psychologist....