Remember This!

Result: Crazy things and just witnessed a crime. And now, you're part of an investigation which you can play along with.

Why: Did you say stop after the statement with the woman?

Now volunteers describe what they saw, their reliability is not as good once they start describing.

A good witness would take their time and not brag.

### Game #1: The Guess

How many people, including the victim, took part in this?

Result: The answer is 4. Most people say 3.

So: If you didn't get it all, don't feel bad. Your hippocampus receives info from your senses and decide what to keep. You can remember 5 to 7 items max.

### Game #2: Dollar Bill

Remember the serial number on a dollar bill.

Result: Only 30% of people can remember everything.

So: Who can?

Ron White has a system to be a memory champ. Can he remember serial numbers on the street? But he's going to remember 4, all at once.

Result: He does it.

So how does he do it?

By associating numbers with a visual reference(Car = 4 because it has 4 wheels) and creates memory maps can make it easier. Turning something abstract into something remeremble easier.

### Game #3: Remember This!

Remember 10 items in 15 seconds. Then recall them.

Result: Can't get more than 5? That's ok. Meet a man who can help.

Andre Fenton can do it.

We rely on short-term memory to remember items and we forget when the max is 5 to 7 items and this doesn't bode well for the theft investigation.

A good way to remember stuff is to tell yourself a story. Put them in context, and you can remember more.

### Game #4: Do It Again

Remember the story from start to finish and recall the items. When you link items together, these create connections that move items from short-term memory to long-term memory.

Result: You did well.

Why: The story techinque, of course.

### Game #5: The Face

Who is this?

Result: Even with minimal info, your brain is almost hardwired to recognize faces.

Why: By binding together light, shadows and other details. It happens in the temporal lobe, and the fusiform gyrus.

### Game #6: Upside Down

Look at this face. Who is it? Upside down?

Result: Did you notice her eyes and mouth are inverted? Probably not.

Why: Because sometimes just some details can be enough to allow facial recongintion.

Foresnic Artist Steve Mancusi tests's Andrew(A good witness), ability to recall the details after the crime 3 days later. Forensic artist is able to draw a good picture of the person who got robbed.

### Game #7: The Face of the Name

Associate names with faces.

Result: You probably got 2 out of 5.

So: Ron White can do better.

Play along.

Can you remember even 5? Can Ron remember all 20 names?

Result: Ron can recall all 20 names even if some seem so foreign.

How did he do it? You have to be so focused to do it. Your mind has to listen when you receive a name. Like the dollar bill, you have to visualize certain things. However, you have to associate names with objects.

If someone's name is Gary, you could use a Garage. Don't try and remember names, but remember what stuck out to you. If you have a new name, just create the picture and it will take longer.

### Game #8: Seriousness Nesscary

Identify who was involved was in the park robbery out of 5 suspects.

Result: Most people pick man #5. But it was actually man #3.

Why: unconscious transference, and was standing around the scene and they recognize him. Ever mistake a sales clerk for a classmate? It's the same thing. When you recollect experiences and try to make a story.

Recall your childhood home. Answer questions. Your brain is missing some details, probably. Every time you think of the house, you might alter your memory further. Your brain has over 100 billion neurons, and it would take you 3,000 years to count them.

Try to recall the crime scene and watch it play out in your mind.

Loftus: People have committed wrongful convictions based on bad memory.

Listen closely. Everything you knew might change. People say the woman had long, dark hair and a red coat. The man had a red bag which was stolen from. There is conflicting information about the hat. So how does your memory compare?

### Game #9: Stop Us

Stop us when you hear something isn't true.

Result: Every statement is false. Or is it?

Why: Two extra witnesses have messed with other people's memory. The two witnesses were given a mission to distort the memories.

Let's see what actually happened.

Some of our witnesses are shocked.

The fake witnesses succeeded.

This is one week after the crime.

If you don't use something, you often lose it.

### Game #10: Deck of Cards

Remember six cards in order.

Result: You only remember the first couple.

Once again, Ron White is going to school you on how to do this. He uses this by association. Memory training is for everyone and wants to meet people and remember names and faces.

### Game #11: The Final Challenge

Which of these 2 images did not appear in the show?

Result: If you got it, you're good.

## List of Experts

* Greg Walsh
* Ron White
* Steve Mancusi
* Elizabeth Loftus
* Andre Fenton(NYU)