steps to academic writing 2

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Do you believe most of your memories to be reliable?

1. Yes, they are an almost exact reproduction of what happened.
2. Yes, but they may have been altered throughout the years.
3. No, some of them are, but some might be false.
4. No, the memory is not designed to store exact representations.

Steps to academic writing 2

Looking back at last class.

Aim: After this class you know how to (not) trust your memory, understand the passive form and will have made a start doing your homework.

Do you think it is possible to plant false memories?

1. No
2. Yes, but only related to altered details suchs as colour, age etc.
3. Yes, but only with regard to low-impact events.
4. Yes, people can be even convinced they committed a crime.

Do you believe most your memories to be reliable?

1. Yes, they are an almost exact reproduction of what happened.
2. Yes, but they may have been altered throughout the years.
3. No, some of them are quite trustworthy, but some may have altered a lot and some might be false.
4. No, the memory is not designed to store exact representations.

Do you think it is possible to plant false memories?

1. No
2. Yes, but only related to altered details suchs as colour, age etc.
3. Yes, but only with regard to low-impact events.
4. Yes, people can be even convinced they committed a crime.

Discuss with your classmate

1. Tell each other wether you were aware of the way the memory works.

2. Does it have any consequences for how you look at your memories? Explain why yes or no.

Back to the book: Reports

Homework for Monday:

Finish activities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10

TIME TO CHOOSE

Unit 1 requires to understand the passive form. If you do understand this, you can work independently on your homework. Is you're not so sure about it, join my revision of the passive form.

What do you know of the passive form?