Strategies for memory improvement

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Strategies for memory improvement Can you remember the following letters? Can you suggest a technique to help you remember? TVCIAOMNILTMSTMNASA Can I outline and evaluate different strategies for memory improvement?

TV CIA OMNI LTM STM NASA ORGANISATION is key One mnemonist, SF, could remember more than 80 digits, because he could give meaning to groups of digits. 3492 3 min 49.2 sec (near world record for the mile) ORGANISATION is key

Mnemonic techniques Verbal Visual Acronym Acrostic Rhymes Chunking The method of loci Keyword method (Atkinson and Raugh, 1975) Spider diagram Mind maps Mind mapping (Buzan, 1993)

Explaining how mnemonics techniques work… Group 1 Group 2 Any verbal mnemonic Any visual Your task is to learn: P.23 The role of organisation The role of elaborative rehearsal Dual coding hypothesis

Exam Questions: Outline three memory improvement techniques. (6 marks) Use psychological insights and research to explain why each of these techniques is successful. (6 marks) Explain why organisation is important in learning and recall. Refer to psychological evidence in your answer. (4 marks)