An engaging Psychology memory experiment for college and sixth-form open evenings, taster sessions and careers events. Suitable for students in Year 9 and above.

Visitors study a list of related words before completing a distraction task, free-recall activity and recognition test. The surprising results introduce learners to false memories and show how memory can be influenced by meaning, expectations and associations.

The follow-up questions encourage students to think like psychologists and consider memory accuracy, eyewitness testimony, research methods, reliability and controlled variables.

This editable resource includes:

• A 30-second word-memory challenge
• Short distraction task
• Free-recall activity
• False-memory recognition test
• Results and confidence questions
• Psychology discussion questions
• Staff instructions and answer guide
• Clear explanation of the false-memory effect
• Two visitor pages and a one-page staff guide
• Editable Word format

The complete activity takes approximately 5–10 minutes and requires only printed sheets and pens.

Ideal for:

• College and sixth-form open evenings
• Psychology taster sessions
• Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 transition activities
• Careers events and subject fairs
• Introductory Psychology lessons
• Cognitive Psychology and memory activities

No previous knowledge of Psychology is required.