Memory Therory

Question 1

What is “representation” memory and what is “spacial memory”?

Answer 1

Representation memory is are numbers, or concepts that are hard to remember in and of themselves. Spacial memory means Location memory, and they are locations in space. Spacial memory is what our minds are wired to easily remember. Ex. Lions in the bushes represented by numbers vs. by location…..

Question 2

What is the central “trick” to remember things?

Answer 2

We need to transform things that are hard to remember into things that are easy to remember.

Encoding things to later recall.

Question 3

How is a computer similar to a human mind with memory? what do both of us do?

Answer 3

A computer doesn’t “see” a picture, it encodes it into 1’s and 0’s, then compresses and efficiently stores in it’s memories. We remember by encoding things into our memory as well, but we are better with practice.

Question 4

What is the 3 step process to encode information long term?

Answer 4

1. PERCEIVE - Identify that thing it is we need to remember.
2. ENCODE - Transform it into something EASY to remember and imagine. This should be VIVID, DETAILED EVEN RACY! (take the time!)
3. RETRIEVE - Repeat and rinse. Unpack and Encode - Practice decoding and encoding that image over and over and over.

Question 5

What are the 2 most important parts of Encoding?

Answer 5

1. Visceral encoding - detailed and specific.

2. Practice. This is worth the trouble!

Question 6

How do you use a memory palace?

Answer 6

I take a familiar PATH through a familiar SPACE at a definable LOCATION

I WALK through my KITCHEN in my APARTMENT.

Question 7

What are the 3 steps of solidifying something you need to remember. E.S.R.

Answer 7

1. ENCODING - coming up with the image representation
2. STORING - in a location that is easy to remember (memory palace)
3. RECALLING - Unpacking the image representation to the actual thing you wanted to recall.

Question 8

Memory process start to finish……

E. S. R.

Answer 8

Encoding + Storing (location) + Recall unpacking

Take the image or thing, i put it in the locker and close it, and in order to get in, i need to remember what was in the locker (the combination)

Question 9

what are 3 types of memory palaces?

Answer 9

1. Familiar path
2. Familiar Place (childhood home)
3. Definable location (hood of your car)

Question 10

How is the best way to learn something and put it from short term into long term that was discovered by Ebbinghouse?

Answer 10

Study then test at 1 hour then repeat in 2 -3 hours - then again in 6 hours - 12 hours - 24 hours - 48 hours and 96 hours.
This method DRASTICALLY shortens the learning curve.