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Class number:
3376
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Title: Forgetting |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 14 |
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Available seats: 1 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM, 70VS - SEM |
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Instructor(s): Holland, Alisha |
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Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
Decades of research have provided evidence that even our most emotional memories are susceptible to distortions, biases, and misremembering. Indeed, the universal human experience that we colloquially refer to as "forgetting" is often perceived as an indication of a faulty and unreliable memory system. In this course we will consider the many definitions and causes of forgetting from the perspective of psychological science. We will explore evidence-based ways to make some information, such as what we study for exams, more resistant to forgetting. We also will challenge the notion that forgetting is a "bug" by considering how it may be a feature of an overall functional memory system. Course content will draw from textbook and empirical journal article readings, popular media, fictional works, and podcasts. |