Sunday, October 2, 2016

Week 6

PART ONE: Research Question
How does synesthesia aid individuals in learning memory?

PART TWO: Main Concepts & Search Statement
a.     (Main concept)
1.     Synesthesia
2.     Learning
3.     Memory

b.     (Search Statement)
1.     Synesthesia AND Memory AND Learning
2.     Syn*thesia AND Memory AND Learning
3.     Synesthesia AND (Memory OR learning)
4.     Syn*thesia AND (Memory OR Learning)

c.     (Do a Search)
1.     Syn*thesia AND Memory AND Learning

d.     (Applied Filters)
1.     Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
2.     Published Date: 20070101-20161231

PART THREE: Reflection

            I really wanted to focus on using the Boolean method with using the asterisk. At first I did not produce any response but then I figured out I was not on Academic Search Complete but using PubMed instead. I believe in the future I will be practicing using the asterisk a lot because it was mind blowing to know, 1) synesthesia can be spelled in different ways and 2) using the asterisk can produce results beyond just the spelling of synesthesia. Meaning it can produce, synæsthesia or synaesthesia. Another issue I had is, I wanted to be more focused with my question. I do want to know more about how it can help with learning but I felt I did not define the question more. This will be something I will work on some more on in the future is brainstorming since this seems to be a skill I have an issue with honing. 

1 comment:

  1. Hi Amanda, this all looks good, but I agree you might want to narrow your research question a little bit. I'm not sure if you mean learning memory as a specific skill (learning to remember things better), or remembering things you learn (remembering new information), or just memory and learning in general. If you've found one or two good articles, the language they use in their abstracts and introductions may give you clues about how memory and learning are discussed and tested. Glad to hear that the asterisk was useful (I forgot about the spelling with æ!). Pubmed might be a good place to look for stuff on synesthesia as a medical condition.--Sam

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