Memory Span Lab Data Insert your data in the table below. Type of Items Final List Length [digits] [4] [letters] [3] [Words] [3] Insert a screenshot of the lab output below. [Insert screenshot] Lab Questions How does the pattern of your individual data relate to the pattern of results predicted? [Insert text] Why are some stimuli easier to remember than others? What trick did you use to perform better in this lab? [Insert text] Irrelevant Speech Effect Lab Data Insert your data in the table below. Conditions Proportion Correct [quiet] [0.243] [irrelevant speech] [0.186] Insert a screenshot of the lab output below. [Insert screenshot] Lab Questions How does the pattern of your individual data relate to the pattern of results predicted? [Insert text] Were you able to understand what was being said in the irrelevant speech? Do you think it matters or not to the effect? How does this effect apply to daily-life situations? [Insert text] Mental Rotation Lab Data Insert your data in the table below. Rotation Angle Same Different [0] [2089.200] [2943.400] [20] [2591.600] [1916.400] [40] [1959.200] [2404.000] [60] [2770.400] [2412.600] [80] [1947.600] [2222.400] [100] [3009.600] [2226.400] [120] [2272.400] [1859.000] Insert a screenshot of the lab output below. [Insert screenshot]

Lab Questions How does the pattern of your individual data relate to the pattern of results predicted? [Insert text] How important do you think this capacity is for daily life? What profession or field of work do you think benefits from training in mental rotation? [Insert text] Module Question These labs have shown the true capacity in terms of duration and number of items of our short-term/working memory. They also show the top-down and effortful quality of this memory. Seeing how your mind is capable of transforming and processing information to a certain extent, how would you apply the findings collected here to help someone memorize better? [Insert text]