ISE II - Memory

Post date: Mar 12, 2017 6:43:3 PM

LONG TERM MEMORY == stores facts, knowledge. Helps deal with the present and future.

SHORT TERM MEMORY t = deals with task on hand

Memory for the narrative and chronological events develop at around 2 to 4 years of age. Our earliest memories are usually around this age. 

Memory for feelings and emotions comes at birth. It is not in our minds but in our hearts. Babies can remember fear and pain. 

Questions for discussion: 

• • How much do your childhood memories/childhood influence or condition your adult life?

  • How important is it to resolve your problems? ( give personal experience and examples)

  • What stresses you out?

  • What makes you fell disappointed / "depressed"?

  • What influences your state of mind / being?

  • How do you perceive time?

  • What memories come to mind if these words are stated?

  • annoyed         worried            melancholy/sad    pessimistic      frightened        dissatisfied    

  • empowered     supportive       happy                   optimistic       nervous             satisfied

  • Do you have a good / bad memory?   /  Do you tend to remember or forget things? 

  • Would you like to have a perfect memory? 

  • Why or why not? 

  • How would it change your life? 

  • Do you have a photographic memory?       Do you know anyone who does? 

  • Do you know anyone who has a really good memory?   

  • Do you know anyone who seems to remember everything?   

  • Can you tell me about this person?  

What kind of things does he/she remember? 

• • Who do you know who has the worst memory? 

  • What's your earliest memory?  /  When was it? 

  • Can you tell us about your earliest memories in detail? 

  • What's your most vivid / sharpest  / clearest memory? 

  • When was it?  /  Can you tell us in detail about it? 

What kinds of things do you think are most important to remember? Why? 

• • Have you ever forgotten something important, like your keys or your phone? 

  • Can you tell the us what you did? 

  • Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went there? 

  • Have you ever forgotten an important date, like a birthday or an anniversary? 

  • Can you tell us what happened?  

  •  How did it make you feel?  

  • Did it have any consequences?  

  • As people grow older, sometimes the distant past is easier to remember than the near past. Why do you think this is? Have you ever seen examples of this? 

  • Are you worried about losing your memory? 

  • Are there some things or times that you will never forget? 

  • Are there some things or times that you wish you could forget?  

  • What do you think these expressions mean? Can you give some examples? 

  • “Memories make the man.” 

  • "Memory si the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments are kept thereof and preserved." (Thomas Fuller English Clergyman, 1608-1661) 

  •  “Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.”   (George Santayana 1863-1952; Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist)  

• • Many people find that certain sounds or smells can bring back strong childhood memories  (such as the smell of a food that your mother often cooked when you were young). 

  • Many people find that visiting certain places bring back a childhood memory very strongly (such as the scene of an old family holiday). 

  • Does any particular song / music bring back special memories?  

  • Do certain photographs bring back memories? Is there a special picture that reminds you of a good memory? 

  • Why do you think this is? 

  • What brings back a childhood memory for you?  

  • How do you feel when this happens? / What has this effect on you? 

  • Give examples. 

  • What music brings back memories for you. Describe the memory. Why do you think this is? 

  • If you could edit your memories, which ones would you erase and why? 

  • Which ones would you make clearer and more vivid? 

  • What’s your earliest memory? When was it? Describe it in detail. 

  • What memory is your happiest?   

  •  saddest? /  funniest?  /  scariest / most embarrassing?  

  • What are your best / worst memories from elementary / junior high /  high school? 

  • Do you easily memorize information?  /  Do you find that  helpful for school?  

  • Do you have good memory for names / faces / numbers? 

  • Have you had any problems with your memory? 

  • Do you train your memory?  

  • Do you play memory games? / Which ones?  

  • Are they helpful or do you do it just for fun?  

  • Do you try to improve your vocabulary?    

  • How many words a week do you learn / remember? 

  • What do you think of when you hear the word "memory"? 

  • How many different meanings does memory have? 

  • Do you have a short term or long term memory? 

  • What do you usually forget?  

  • How do you feel when you forget something?  

  • What do you need your memory most for? 

  • What is an important date for you to remember? 

  • Do you think it would be easier to erase bad memories? If  such a thing were possible, would you do it? 

  • Which memories would you like to relive?