when learning (encoding) information, make sure the context and ither clues are as similar to the environment in which you will be tested on the material as possible.
context dependent memory (why)
reinstating context causes cues to trigger the memory from which it was originally encoded, allowing the individual to remember more of the information.
due to 'classical conditioning'
mnemonics (how)
there are two broad categories:
verbal: uses spoken or written cue to aid memory e.g. acronyms, acrostics, rhymes/sayings
visual: uses written or pictorial cues e.g. mind maps, categorising, colour coding, method of LOCI
mnemonics (why)
based on the idea of levels of processing whereby information is processed at one of three levels
structural
phonetic
semantic
mnemonics use semantic the deepest form of processing where we encode information according to its meaning. we recall the mnemonics first, then the meaning next
