Strategies To Improve Memory

University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
PSY 150 | Introduction to Psychology
Academic year:

2023
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379

Pages:

1
Author:

JJIssac

STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE MEMORY Total time hypothesis - Moretime spent learning improvesretention, but only if usingeffective strategies. Simply re-reading is not sufficient. Distributed practice - Spreadingout practice over multiplesessions improves long-termretention more than massingpractice into a single session.Known as the spacing effect. Testing effect - Taking practicetests enhances long-termmemory compared to just re-studying material. Retrievalpractice is beneficial. Mnemonics - Memory strategieslike imagery, organization andnarratives can improve recall.Help structure informationmeaningfully. Mental Imagery Visual and other sensoryimages can be generatedinternally even when stimuli arenot physically present. Imagery likely relies on analogcodes that preserve stimulusrelationships rather thanabstract descriptions. Mental images demonstrateperceptual-like properties: Rotation time depends ondegree of rotation, reflectingspatial organization. Judging shape or scanningdistance takes more time fordissimilar shapes or longerdistances, paralleling perception. Images in same modalityinterfere with concurrentperception, indicating sharedprocessing. Ambiguous figures are sometimes difficult to reinterpretin imagery, suggesting analogformat. Overall, imagery acts as apowerful, perception-like mnemonic strategy. But somesymbolic recoding may alsooccur. In summary, memory can beenhanced through distributed, elaborative practice and mnemonicsthat leverage the power of mentalimagery and organization. Imageryreflects quasi-perceptual representations aiding retention.