P7 - Retention

Question 1

Key example

Answer 1

Nigel Richards, World Scrabble Champion including French scrabble championship

Question 2

Forgetting curve

Answer 2

Steepest right after learning but tapers off. It’s like a leaky bucket but most of the holes near the top.

Question 3

Interference

Answer 3

Overwriting old memories with new ones. Learning French just after you have learned Spanish.

Question 4

Relearning

Answer 4

Relearning is much faster, it’s like repair work.

Question 5

Four mechanisms to prevent forgetting

Answer 5

Spacing, Proceduralization, Overlearning, Mnemonics

Question 6

Spacing

Answer 6

Repeat to remember. Spread learning sessions over more intervals over longer periods of time.

Question 7

Proceduralization

Answer 7

Automatic will endure. e.g. Learning bicycling. Most skills proceed from declarative to procedural as you practice more.

Question 8

Overlearning

Answer 8

Practice beyond perfect. Additional practice beyond required will be saved in memory longer.

Question 9

Mnemonics

Answer 9

A picture retains a thousand words.