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Discover ways to improve your memory and enhance retrieval skills. Research indicates that a positive mindset can strengthen memory capacity, while negative self-talk can hinder ability and motivation. Explore over 20 effective techniques such as visualization, mnemonic devices, and the loci method. By personalizing information and connecting it to meaningful experiences, you can make learnings stick. Learn to practice effectively, organize thoughts, and even utilize humor to aid memorization. Feed your brain the right nutrients and engage actively for better memory performance.
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Memory II Prof Foster 10/20/09
Lets start at the beginning… • A study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found a positive outlook strengthens you capacity for retrieval. • Telling yourself you have a bad memory • Produces distracting emotions • Lowers expectations for success • Decreases motivation to try new methods to improve
Feed your brain “good” food • Check out this video on why your brain needs “good” food
Practice • Using our address/info to practice our techniques today
20+ Ways to master memory • Make it Stick • Make it Meaningful • Make it Mnemonic • Manipulate it • Make it Funny
Make it Stick • Rehearse • Overlearn • Space it out • Separate it • Mind the middle
Make it meaningful • Feel • Visualize sad, happy, scary situations that contain the info you are trying to remember • Connect • Personalize
Make it Mnemonic • Acronyms • EGBDF • Polly Eventually Makes Dad a Sandwich • Loci system • Link - fascinating video • Peg - rhyming
Manipulate it • Mark it up • Mark it down • Organize • Picture • Act • Produce
Make it Funny • Mock it • Sing songs • Colors, art, markers
How your memories fade • Absentmindedness • Blocking • Mistaking • Inventing • Bias • Persistence