How We Remember Flashcards
Define: effortful encoding
-selecting main points, labeling concepts, associating information with personal experience or material you already know (studying)
An important technique for keeping information in STM longer and increasing chances of LTM retention is…
-rehearsal-review or practice of material while you are learning it
Define: maintenance rehearsal
-rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory
Define: elaborative rehearsal
-analysis and association of new information
to make it storable
Define: deep processing
-the processing of meaning over just physical and sensory properties of a stimulus
(during the encoding of information)
Explain: “read, recite, review” strategy
- read a passage
- hide notes
- recall as much as you can
- review to see if you remember and understand the information
What is necessary in order for a memory to undergo consolidation?
-retrieval practice
What are strategies and tricks for improving memory called, that involve a formula, verse, visual image, word associations?
-mnemonics
Why are mnemonics effective?
- information gets put in “CHUNKS” to be more manageable
- forces memories to be encoded ACTIVELY and THOROUGHLY