PSYC 305L Lecture 20: Chapter 6 Memorization
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The role of meaning and memory connections, connections promote retrieval a. i. Attention to meaning may help you by virtue of facilitating retrieval of the memory later on a. i. 2. The task of learning is not merely a matter of placing information into long term storage a. i. 2. a. Needs to pave a path to the newly acquired information so that this information can be retrieved at some future point a. ii. A great deal in retrieving information depends on memory connections a. ii. 1. Connections allow one memory to trigger another a. ii. 1. a. Connection might link some aspect of the context of learning to the target information, so that when you think about the context, you ll be led to other ideas a. ii. 1. b. Attention to memory involves thinking about: elaborate encoding promotes retrieval relationships b. i. Deep and elaborate processing leads to better recall than deep processing on its own b. ii.
