1. 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?

2. 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.
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3 min 49.2 sec (near world record for the mile)
ORGANISATION is key

3. 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)

4. 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

5. 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)