2.4

• Chunking: combining grouping bits or related information
• Method of loci: strategy of memory enhancement which uses visualizations of familiar spatial environments in order to enhance the recall of information
• spacing effect: the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice
• Massed practice: time spent learning is grouped or massed into long, unbroken intervals (cramming)
• The serial position effect: refers to the tendency, when learning information in a long list, to more likely recall the first/last items