Seven Sins Of Memory In The Alibi By Sarah Koenig
Seven Sins of Memory
Have you ever tried to remember something, but just could not put your finger on it? Well, you are experiencing one of the seven sins of memory. Sometimes we need to remember things that are important, but we just can not recollect those memories. In fact, you can only remember up to 7 items for about 20 to 30 seconds, this can be called “chunking.” So, how can one remember events from several years ago?
In the beginning “The Alibi”, we are introduced to Sarah Koenig,the narrator.
She introduced the fact the most people can't account for their time in a detailed way. Sarah Koenig tested this hypothesis by asking her nephew and a teenage boy (Tyler) questions of their whereabouts. She asks “What did they do on Friday?”
Have you ever tried to remember something, but just could not put your finger on it? Well, you are experiencing one of the seven sins of memory. Sometimes we need to remember things that are important, but we just can not recollect those memories. In fact, you can only remember up to 7 items for about 20 to 30 seconds, this can be called “chunking.” So, how can one remember events from several years ago?
In the beginning “The Alibi”, we are introduced to Sarah Koenig,the narrator.
She introduced the fact the most people can't account for their time in a detailed way. Sarah Koenig tested this hypothesis by asking her nephew and a teenage boy (Tyler) questions of their whereabouts. She asks “What did they do on Friday?”