Directions

Share a memory that you feel has been especially important in making you who you are.

1. What are some characteristics of this self-defining memory?

2. What do you think the memory says about you?

3. How does this memory relate to your current goals and aspirations?

4. Do you think of this memory often?  Why or why not?

Discussion 2 Week 6.

Overview

The goal of this assignment is to help you assess the accuracy of memory recall and the impact that it can have in more serious situations.

Directions

Find an article related to an crime (with an eyewitness) and answer the following questions:

1. Where was the eyewitness when the incident occurred?  In other words, was the eyewitness right beside the incident, on the other side of the street, etc.?

2. What time of day did the incident occur, morning, afternoon or evening? Was it daylight or dark when the incident occurred?

3. Did the eyewitness know the victim personally?

4. What did the eyewitness say happened?

5. Was the defendant (the person committing the crime) found guilty of the crime?

6. What do you believe really happened? Do you feel as though the defendant was guilty of committing the crime?