How Reliable is Your Memory? Elizabeth Loftus talks about her work on eyewitness memory.

Video 9.1: How Reliable is Your Memory (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB2OegI6wvI) uploaded by Elizabeth Loftus on TedTalks.

• Ancient Technique can Dramatically Improve Memory, Research Suggests: this article gives evidence that an ancient mnemonic technique may still be useful.  (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/08/ancient-technique-can-dramatically-improve-memory-research-suggests-memory-palace)
• A Neuroscientist Explains: Listener’s Emails about Memory (Podcast): A short but wide-ranging podcast on memory.  (https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2017/feb/08/a-neuroscientist-explains-listeners-emails-about-memory-podcast)
• Take the Photographic Memory Test: A test of your ability to remember visual information.
  (http://www.open.edu/openlearn/body-mind/psychology/take-the-photographic-memory-test)
• Four Ways that Other People can Warp Your Memory: A fascinating (scary?) look at some of the ways in which other people can influence our memory. (http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160920-four-ways-that-other-people-can-warp-your-memory)

How your “Working Memory” Makes Sense of the World: An entertaining look at working memory with activities.

Video 9.2: How Your “Working Memory” Makes Sense of the World uploaded by Peter Doolittle at TED on June 2013 (https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_doolittle_how_your_working_memory_makes_sense_of_the_world?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare)

Deep Down, I knew it Didn’t Happen: The Woman Who Imagined a Murder: An alarming real-life example of false memory (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/04/out-of-thin-air-erla-bolladottir-interview-murder-story)

Are We in Control of Our Own Decisions? A great Ted Talk about decision making in real life

Video 9.3: Are We In Control of Our Own Decision, (https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_of_our_own_decisions) uploaded by Dab Ariely to TED.

How Reliable is Eyewitness Testimony: A video demonstration of the problems of eyewitness memory

Video 9.4: How Reliable is Eyewitness Testimony (https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_of_our_own_decisions?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare) uploaded by National Science Foundation.

1. Are You a Super Recogniser? Try this short test to see if you have a good memory for faces
   (http://superrecognisers.com/)
2. See How Well you Remember 10 Famous Company Logos: This site challenges you to draw the logo then gives feedback (http://time.com/3743739/company-logo-quiz/) Majority of People Can’t Identify the Apple logo, Can You? Whereas this one offers a recognition test:
   (https://www.geek.com/apple/majority-of-people-cant-identify-the-apple-logo-can-you-1617614/) Try one or both of the tests out on some friends.  How did their results compare with yours?
3. How Good is Your Memory? Take Our Test and Find Out: This site looks at a number of different memory abilities – how well did you do? (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationquestions/11615121/Quiz-how-good-is-your-memory.html)
4. TestMyBrain: The “test of multiple memory types” on this site assesses your memory for visual information and your long-term memory.  (https://www.testmybrain.org/)
5. If you regularly spend time with a group of people, you could explore how similar (or different!) their memories are for a specific event.  For example, interview all the members of your family about what happened during your last vacation together, or interview your friends about what happened the last time you all had supper together.  Clearly, you will want to talk to people individually so that they cannot influence one another’s answers.  Prompt them to give as much detail as possible and take notes so that you can compare the different versions. Were there any striking differences?  How did YOUR memory of the event compare with other people’s?