For this writing assignment addressing Student Learning Outcomes #3, #4, #5, and #6, you will watch the video linked below. I want you to tie in the basic ideas of your chapter on memory with the basic ideas of forgetting and dementia from the video. All of you will have to deal with dementia at some point in your life, either because your parents or grandparents have it or because you or your spouse will have it. While there are about 85 different types of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type.
So, do the following in no less than 500 words:
1) Be sure to write a proper introduction and conclusion in all of your papers. I encourage you to start your paper with a story or anecdote that catches the reader’s attention. Try to pretend that you are writing to the average reader, not your professor. Pretend like I don’t know this information and write to that kind of reader. Remember that you don’t have to go on and on telling me everything; Stay with the specific questions from the assignment, but clarify your ideas and communicate with simple, clear language.
2) In the body of your paper, answer these questions:
What are the basic types of memory?
What does each type do for us?
How long does each type last?
How much can each type store or hold onto?
How are Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease different from “forgetting”?
What kinds of abilities are lost due to dementia?
What kinds of abilities seem to be preserved?
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