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प्रश्न
How do psychologists interpret forgetfulness?
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उत्तर
Psychologists believe that humans forget what they don’t want to remember, like taking pills.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you won any medals? What are the levels to be accomplished to become an international sportsperson?
What is your favourite sport? Do you play any sport?
How sharp is your memory?
Take this five-minute memory test. The teacher will read out a series of 30 words, one by one. Some of them will be repeated. Whenever you hear a word for the first time, write ‘N’ (for New) in the corresponding box, and when you hear a repeated word write ‘R’. After completing this task, check your results. Compare it with your friends and see where you stand.
| 1 | N | 11 | 21 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 3 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 4 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 5 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 7 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 9 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 10 | 20 | 30 |
Have you ever lost or misplaced anything of value due to forgetfulness?
At times, instances of forgetfulness may land us in a tight spot or in a difficult situation. Therefore, we need to find ways to remember what we have to do or carry with us. One suchway is to make a mental checklist that we can verify before starting any activity.
Now discuss with your partner and think of some practical ideas to overcome forgetfulness, in your day-to-day activities.
| e.g. setting an alarm | |
Discuss and share your views with the class on the following.
Is forgetfulness a result of carelessness or preoccupation?
Who are the citizens of ‘dreamland’? Why?
What is common about the ‘angler’ and the ‘poet’?
Why, according to Lynd, should taking medicines be one of the easiest actions to remember?
How do the chemists make fortunes out of the medicines people forget to take?
Narrate the plight of the baby on its day out.
Will you sympathize or ridicule someone who is intensely forgetful? Write an essay justifying your point of view.
Many of us have unused, old but valuable items at home. If we wish to get rid of them, we can sell them at an auction. Items like paintings, jewels, household articles, vehicles, even houses can be auctioned.
The flowchart below will help you understand how an auction is conducted.
What can you say about the author’s attitude when he high-handedly participated in the auction?
What made the author ignore his friend’s warning?
What came as a shock to the author?
What did the falling of the hammer indicate?
Barbizon refers to a ______.
The narrator had been a safe contributor at the auction, as ______.
Why did the narrator visit Christie’s?
The narrator heard his own voice saying, ‘and fifty’. What does this suggest?
What could have been the best way for the narrator, to get himself out of the tight corner?
Why did the narrator feel he could have welcomed a firing party?
Work in pairs. Look at the mind map below and add a few other features of democracy you can think of. Share your answers with the class.
- e.g. sharing and caring
In what ways have universities improved the society?
What were the contents of Bryson’s bag?
What happened to Bryson when he leaned to tie his shoelace?
Briefly describe the ‘accidents’ encountered on the flight by Bryson.
