Thursday, October 29, 2009

Face Memory Test

The Science and Nature: Human Body and Mind portion of the BBC's website, includes a short demonstration on remembering human faces. While the primary intent behind the activity involves how the lack of sleep influences memory, the Face Memory Test would probably fit better in a Memory Unit rather than the States of Consciousness section of the class.

There are three parts to the activity each separated by a five minute break where students are shown a variety of faces and then later tested on which they can recognize. It should take between 15 to 18 minutes to complete the full activity.

The BBC website is located at http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/tmt/

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