“Your past is not
your own. Through simple nudges, your friends, colleagues and strangers can
change your recollections in ways you will never realize”
By: David Robson
Published: 20
September 2016, http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160920-four-ways-that-other-people-can-warp-your-memory
Level of Difficulty:
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BEFORE YOU READ
Watch the following
videos and think about them
· Through the Wormhole http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/through-the-wormhole/videos/through-the-wormhole-false-memories/
·
Implanting false memories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58AxIGmjEP4
·
How reliable is your memory? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB2OegI6wvI
QUESTIONS
1.
What is the major reason why our memories are so
important?
2.
What conclusion can be drawn from the paragraph
beginning “Except”?
3.
What conclusion can be drawn from the paragraph
beginning “It Takes”.
·
Memories are closely linked to nostalgia
·
Memories require revision and rehearsal
·
Memories are closely linked to our intentions
·
Other: other please specify
4.
Look back at the first four paragraphs of the
text. What subtitle would you give this section?
·
The memory palace
·
Ghost writers at work
·
The truth about memories
·
Manipulation of the mind
5.
We learn from the example of John and Jane that
collaborative inhibition involves memories…………………
6.
Why do the police prefer to interview witnesses
separately rather than in groups? Because one witness may……………
7.
We learn from the example of the wedding that
people can actually….
·
Lead others to ignore details
·
Lead others to suppress thoughts
·
Lead others to forget thoughts
·
All of the above
·
None of the above
·
Other: please specify
8.
Look back at question 7. Why do people allow
this to happen?
9.
We understand from the example of the murder of
Anna Lindh that … Mark TRUE or FALSE
·
Many people thought the perpetrator was wearing
a baggy, green army jacket
·
Some people may have known the perpetrator was
wearing a grey sweater
·
We cannot always trust witness testimony
·
Interviewing witnesses as a group is probably a
good idea
10.
We understand from the examples concerning false
memories that they are easily modified / resistant to change/ completely
unreliable / difficult to remember.
11.
Robert Nash’s memory of Trevor McDonald being at
his graduation is an example of a questionable memory / a non-believed
memory/ a false memory / a plausible memory. Select as many as necessary.
12.
What reason is given in the text for people’s
unwillingness to vet questionable memories?
13.
Mutual memories provide a bonus for people as
they form the basis for…….
14.
Common memories shared by large groups of people
benefit society by ………………….
WRITING TASK
Use all you have learned to explain the reasons why we
cannot trust our memories completely
FOUR WAYS THAT OTHERS
CAN WARP YOUR MEMORY KEY AND TEACHERS’ NOTES
This fascinating text
about how unreliable are memories are has been written in such a way that I had
to focus my attention on questions requiring students to summarize or draw
conclusions. I have, however, tried to provide variety.
1.
They define who we are
2.
Our memories are constantly being reshaped by
social interactions
3.
Other: memory is rarely a solitary activity
4.
The truth about memories. The first and the
second are too narrow in focus and the fourth is misleading
5.
Being impaired by discussion
6.
Inhibit another’s ability to remember with full
potential
7.
All of the above
8.
Because it requires too much effort OR Because
you have to be really motivated to go beyond what people are talking about.
9.
T, T, T, F
10.
Resistant to change
11.
A questionable memory, a non-believed memory
12.
People don’t question their memories enough to
think it’s worth putting in the effort.
13.
The longest, strongest and most trusting
friendships
14.
Promoting a common understanding of the past
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