Cognitive psychologists gain knowledge by reading peer-reviewed journal articles that describe scientific studies. But because you are new to cognitive psychology, it can be difficult to read and understand these articles. Fortunately, the Psychonomic Society, a professional organization for cognitive psychologists, maintains a Featured Content section, where contributors write blog posts that summarize major findings.

Select a blog/topic of interest. Read the blog post AND the journal article (referenced at the bottom of the blog entry). Prepare a document that addresses the following:

1. Report the reference of the journal article (in APA style).
2. In your own words, summarize the primary conclusions of the research
3. How did the blog post help you better understand the journal article?
4. Connect the research described in the article to something we’ve learned in class.
5. Where do you think this line of research should go next?
6. What is something that was in the journal article that was NOT in the blog post?
7. Write a paragraph that you could add to the blog post.

BLOGS

1. Wait…Does Stanley have a moustache? I’d remember if we were from the same race
2. Does that “stupid daily walk” actually help?
3. Roses are red, violets are blue, rhyme improves memory, for me and for you
4. Musical spaces or spatial music: Is music reading special or a specialized skill?
5. I don’t know what working memory interference is, I’m a musician
6. What do space invaders and sequential foraging have in common? Your heart.
7. Sherlock’s memory palace could use animacy: Animacy and animate imagery improve memory retention
8. Implicitly knowing – Can pigeons show us what they know?
9. Fickle memory! Why can I recall a thing but not recognize it?
10. To sleep, perchance to learn speech motor control
11. He’s right behind you! Distraction by gaze cues is difficult to override
12. Cochlear implant users improve auditory comprehension with simple discrimination task
13. Where is your mind: Who is mind wandering in class and what does this mean for learning?
14. Trivia Time! Lessons from a megastudy on crystallized intelligence