Ever wondered how you can improve your memory? This is the resource for you. Enjoy.
This is part of AQA AS Unit 1 (PSYA1) Psychology Exam, in the 'Cognitive Psychology: Memory in everyday life' section of the specification.
a technique that groups
words with an identity or
rhythm
'Thirty days hath September, April, June and
November; February has twenty eight alone.
All the rest have thirty-one Except in Leap
Year, that's the time When February's Days
are twenty-nine'
Chunking
a technique that involves
dividing a long string of
information into memorable
chunks
Can you remember the following letters: 'TVCIABBCLTMFOXNASA'?
Would this be easier: 'TV CIA BBC LTM FOX NASA'?
Narrative Method
a technique where a list of words
are learned by linking them together
within the context of a story
Visual Imagery Mnemonics
Method of Loci
a technique that associates parts of material to
be recalled with different places
Keyword Method
a technique used to associate two
pieces of information
Spider diagrams
Mindmaps
a technique that involves making notes of information in the form of a
drawing
an example of a Mindmap would be this. ;)
Pegword Method
a technique where each words is
learned on a list associated with those
from a previously memorised list
'one is a bun, two is a shoe, three is a tree,
four is a door, five is a hive, six is sticks, seven
is heaven, eight is a gate, nine is swine, ten is
a hen. '
Link Method
a technique where a list of
words are associated with each
other