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Psychology
Unit 3 AoS 2
SV 9. Mnemonics
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Mnemonics
- any technique used for improving or enhancing memory, active in
encoding
stage of memory
Mnemonics
as info is encoded, so are
retrieval
cues, making it easier to find info
organises info into
coherent
whole, connect
new
info to
existing
info, helps make less meaningful info more meaningful
Mnemonics are used for info that needs to be
memorised
but not necessarily
understood
Acronyms
word formed from the
first
letters of each word, letters act as
retrieval
cue
Acrostics
phrases where first letter of word is a
cue
to help with
recall
, for info needed in
sequential
order
Method of Loci
committing
familiar
location to
memory
and then pairing specific
land
with
content
Storylines
learning and remembering important info by linking it to
landscapes
of country, sung
narrative
Stories
,
Poems
and
Songs
taught from one person to another
Songlines
sung
narratives
linking important info to
features
of country
Song lines describe
landmarks
,
locations etc.
Individual song
lines can be in or have multiple languages due to the
crossing
of different boundaries in country