September 3 2014 English 105 Mulligan Feeder 1 1 Analysis of Scientific Articles Implicit memory and explicit memory are oftentimes put together in many articles and this is the case for Explicit and Implicit Memory Intuition Training Basics Sherman 2010 and Sleep Effects on Implicit and Explicit Memory in Repeated Visual Search Geyer and Mueller 2013 The main difference between implicit and explicit memory is that explicit occurs consciously while implicit does not Explicit is more factual and implicit is more natural in a sense By natural that involves basic functions like walking and eating that you have been doing as far back as you could remember Explicit and Implicit Memory Intuition Training Basics and Sleep Effects on Implicit and Explicit Memory in Repeated Visual Search have differences in the purpose style the audience that they re appealing to and presentation Audience wise Explicit and Implicit Memory Intuition Training Basics Sherman 2010 appeals to the everyday crowd and Sleep Effects on Implicit and Explicit Memory in Repeated Visual Search Geyer and Mueller 2013 appeals to psychologists or specialists The article Explicit and Implicit Memory Intuition Training Basics from a website Psychology Today is by Jeremy Sherman Ph D which therefore gives him credibility to the general public since many will believe that he is a trustworthy source of information on memory The other article Sleep Effects on Implicit and Explicit Memory in Repeated Visual Search Geyer and Mueller 2013 is a research article by two psychologists Geyer and Mueller affiliated with Ludwig Maximilians Universit t and Birkbeck College University of London Although they do not have Ph Ds they come from decent universities Many would think would think that Jeremy Sherman with his Ph D is more credible however both are credible because Geyer and Mueller come from respected universities as well The articles are written for a September 3 2014 English 105 Mulligan different audience which is apparent from just reading one paragraph The article by Sherman was written for the general public and how the article is set up overall and its simplicity demonstrates this Sherman would say things like Implicit memory is also called knowhow Explicit memory goes by the names know that or declarative memory Sherman 2010 to make it easy to understand to the general public The article by the Geyer and Mueller are for specialists because of the its formality as well as syntax and vocabulary The article by Sherman is much more general as well and is not set up as a research paper like from the one linked to the psychologists the University of London and Ludwig Maximilians University The visual presentation with headings based on the scientific method alone is already a dead giveaway of who the article is intended for specialists in the field Both articles vary a lot when it comes to how the information is presented The information in Sleep Effects on Implicit and Explicit Memory in Repeated Visual Search Geyer and Mueller 2013 is far more complicated and fewer terms are explained when compared to the article from Psychology Today It is apparent that the article from Psychology Today is purely for the people and written as simply as possible Even the examples in Explicit and Implicit Memory Intuition Training Basics from Psychology Today he uses to explain implicit and explicit memory are simple for example Driving a car takes know how It s second nature an almost mindless act Remembering facts is know that and is not quite so effortless Sherman 2010 However in Sleep Effects on Implicit and Explicit Memory in Repeated Visual Search Geyer and Mueller 2013 the psychologists are much more brief when it comes to explaining the different types of memory Whereas the latter represents typical procedural learning the former is a kind of implicit memory that depends on the medial temporal lobe September 3 2014 English 105 Mulligan MTL memory system and is impaired in patients with amnesia A third type of memory that develops during visual search is the observers explicit knowledge of repeated displays Geyer and Mueller 2013 Furthermore even how the study by Geyer and Mueller is set up in a much more structured format due to the nature of the article It is a reproducible experiment that they are performing after all In addition the researchers have graphs and charts as well to present the information that they have found and the results from the experiment that they have done The article by Sherman however is much more casual and divided into paragraphs It s set up with an explanation and examples to help the audience understand the information a bit better since not everyone even went to college to learn the basics of psychology He even sometimes gives a question and answers it to further help the audience comprehend what his information about implicit memory Sherman would give examples such as What did you have for dinner on Halloween night two years ago If you can answer that question it s because the menu resides in your explicit memory It s memory that doesn t flow out instantly like know how or second nature but with some deliberation can nonetheless be retrieved and declared I know that I had tofu fake meat on burritos and Skittles Sherman 2010 He explains everything and makes it as simple as possible These articles have different purposes as well and part of it is due to the differing audiences On one hand the audience Sherman is appealing to is seeking knowledge that has already been discovered regarding implicit memory and how it can be applied to help the public He actually says in the first paragraph A better bet is to retrain intuition In this article I ll talk about what s involved in retraining it Sherman 2010 He then goes on to explain implicit and explicit memory An article of the likes by Geyer and Mueller is typically either breaking new September 3 2014 English 105 Mulligan ground confirming a theory or actually disproving a theory that has long been accepted Although there are articles out there that are giving the public information on experiments done and new research discovered the difference is that the article by Sherman tries to explain to the audience how it benefits or hurts them With an article made by Geyer and Mueller the article involves explaining what they have found and not trying to hook the reader as much For example I noticed the difference in the titles The articles that are for the general