PSYC 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Endel Tulving, Mnemonic
7 Dec 2020
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The acquisition of memories and the working-memory system viii. Words were better remembered when given in the context of a sentence. A greater percent of word recall for complex sentences (=50%) Percent of word recall for simple sentences (=28%) Deep and elaborate processing leads to better recall than deep processing on its own. Provide potential retrieval paths a connection that can lead to a sought-after memory in long-term storage. Guide your thoughts toward the content to be remembered. Argued that the processes of organization and memorization are inseparable. Mnemonic strategies technique designed to improve memory accuracy and to make learning easier by imposing an organization on the materials to be learned. Relying on mental pictures to link the to-be-remembered items to one another. Ex. eagle-train, picture an eagle carrying a train. Images show the objects in some sort of relationship/interaction. Peg-word systems use words or locations as pegs on which to hang the materials to be remembered.
