Strategies To improve Memory Flashcards
What type of mnemonic is DVD an example of?
Acronym - takes initial and makes a new word
Name one way the capacity of STM can be increased according to Miller
Chunking
What is involved in the method of loci?
Placing information / objects into somewhere memorable. For example if you are learning a list of words try and put them into a story OR place the words in different rooms of your house.
Jamil is trying to revise for Psychology exams. He is struggling to remember all if the terms in Bowlbys theory of attachment. How can mnemonics be useful for Jamil?
He can take the first letter of each term and either create a new word with the initials (acronym - MUSICS) or a new sentence where each word starts with the first letter of the terms he is trying to remember (acrostic)
Arthur is playing a game where he has to remember all of the items that he is shown. For example a teddy bear, a magazine and a lollipop. The more he remembers the more he wins at the end. What strategy for improving memory should he use and how?
The best choice would be method of loci. Everytime he sees an item he could build it into a story. For example he could imagine a teddy bear reading a magazine while eating a lollipop. This would make it easier to recall the objects!
Why is rehearsal NOT a strategy for improving memory?
Rehearsal is not something that you have to learn and practise.
Name all the strategies to improve memory
Chunking
Mnemonics
Method of loci
Organisation
Callum is planning his wedding guest list and is worried he will forget someone. Suggest one strategy Callum can use to increase his memory success.
Organisation. Rather than recalling lists of names, Callum could create a family tree and organise the list of names. That way the names become semantic and organised rather than jumbled and hard to recall.
What is the difference between acrostic mnemonics and acronyms?
Acronyms - use initials to form a new word (ROYGBIV)
Acrostics - use initials to form a new sentence (RICHARD OF YORK…)
How do I remember which mnemonic is which?
Remember that acrostic mnemonics go ACROSS the page in a long sentence.
Sarah is revising for her driving test. She is struggling to remember the appropriate speeds to drive in under different weather conditions. Name one strategy she could use to help, and explain why it would be helpful.
Acrostic Mnemonic : she could make a rhyme or sentence from the speeds or weather conditions
Organisation : she could create something visual that she can study from. For example a Mindmap of instructions for each weather condition.
