Memory Principles: The 12 Principles Of Memory

In the section “Tips from the Science of Memory-for Studying and for Life”, found in our textbook, “Experience Psychology”, the Arthur Laura A. King discusses the importance of study habits. She addresses the skills needed to turn short-term memory into long-term memory through organizing, encoding, rehearsing and retrieving the information we study and memorize. “No matter what the model of memory you use, you can sharpen your memory by thinking deeply about the “material” of life and connecting the information to other things you know.” (King. 2013).

Memory retention is essential to all human beings. It is a fundamental function of our brain: whether it be memorizing people’s names, memorizing math formulas, or memorizing the location of the car keys. We all recognize the importance of memorization and we all seek ways to improve our memory retention skills.

In conclusion, I have looked at how we think and shown that by organising our thoughts we can improve our memory. Mental imagery allows us to use pictures, concepts allow us to categorise information, and by developing schemas we can compartmentalise relevant information about specific things.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec once said “You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories.” Stanislaw Jerzy Lec’s quote relates to the theme of the importance of memory by saying that reality can fade away however memory will always stay in your heart no matter what. Scrooge knows this however doesn’t see it until the Ghost of Christmas Past shows him his past memories of Christmas. For example, the Ghost of Christmas Past shows his first Christmas all alone in his old school’s room as a child. As well as when Scrooge is shown his past Christmas with his family for the first time since his father had changed. Lastly when he enjoys his Christmas with his friends from his work with their annual Christmas party and has a wonderful time. “The Christmas Carol” displays the importance of memory.

In this paper I will revisit Russon’s definition of memory, and three of the aspects that he presents as important in the memory process. I will also argue that our body play an important role for our remembering, as does the objects we interact with. As well as present my position on Russon description of memory demonstrating that Russon’s description is indeed relatable to the actual human experience.

The influence of context on memory recall was examined in an experiment based on Godden and Baddeley’s (1975) Context Dependent Memory study. Previous research suggests that memory recall is improved when learning and recall occur in the same environment. The current experiment examined the importance of context and perceptual clues in memory recall by manipulating the learning and recall environments for a memory task using a list of 30 random words tested on three groups of participants: each group learnt a list of words in one environment and recalled them in

The brain uses three steps to store information in you memory system. These steps are referred to as retrieving, storing, and encoding. (“Dig Deeper” 2)The two types of memory are short-term and long-term. Short-term memory is different from long-term memory because information only lasts for a short time when you have short-term memory. (“Dig Deeper” 4) With this information, you may train your brain by taking the information you need to memorize and make it meaningful to you, just as Michael Mirski did. For example, you make take a phone number and relate it to a certain date or time. (“Dig Deeper” 6) Retrieving, storing, and encoding may depend on the strength of your memory. However, you can make your memory stronger by using certain tricks. This is how Dellis and Mirski have incredibly good

Tips from the Science of Memory- for Studying and for Life is separated into three subsections that each cover a diverse set of tips. The first subsection covers organizing, encoding, rehearsing, and retrieving course content. Before you can initiate memorizing the information you must be organized. To be prepared you should catch potential errors early on, put the information in a structure that will help you to comprehend it fluently, and experiment with different organization techniques. After you are organized and have removed any errors, you can begin memorizing the information. The best way to memorize is to stay focused, process the information at an appropriate level, make connections between the content and your life, create images

Have you ever tried to remember something and it’s at the tip of your tongue but

Certain aids can be applied to learning and studying effectively. These aids can include things like paraphrasing critical information, making predictions about upcoming text information, and identifying unknown words in text. Other preferred strategies used are mnemonics for aiding in memorization. Things like listing terms or ideas related to a subject or text can be helpful and providing characteristics and bullet points in notes. The author also tries to use summarization of key information in their own words. “Good learners use these strategies to make their learning more efficient…” (Pashler, 2009).

Various memory retention techniques have been identified throughout the centuries. Several sources have explained why these techniques should be used and of their effectiveness. More recently, a 2009 report was released by Association for Psychological Science, where learning techniques were analyzed and their effectiveness explained. Some of the techniques from this report will be mentioned, but the focus is more on how each that are presented relate to my own personal experience towards.

At first, we need to know what is memory. When we study at school, most of the teachers will demonstrate memory as computer. They always ask us not to memorize all of the things instead of understanding the knowledge because memory is kind of space. If we put much focus

Throughout the semester I have learned so much about many of the topics ranging from personality to stress, from development to learning. Out of all of these topics I choose to research what I am most interested in this first part of the semester, that being said, I chose Memory. Memory is a very important topic to me because not only do I have a terrible memory but I have learned that, nobody actually forgets anything once it is learned. Which I think is amazing in itself but that there are different ways a person can memorize things and the different types of memory that there are; sensory, short-term, long-term, and working memory. There is so much that I have learned

Memory makes us. It is, to an extent, a collection of unique and personal experiences that we, as individuals, have amassed over our lifetime. It is what connects us to our past and what shapes our present and the future. If we are unable remember the what, when, where, and who of our everyday lives, our level of functioning would be greatly impacted. Memory is defined as or recognized as the “sum or total of what we remember.” Memory provides us the ability to learn and adjust to or from prior experiences. In addition, memory or our ability to remember plays an integral role in the building and sustaining of relationships. Additionally, memory is also a process; it is how we internalize and store our external environment and experiences. It entails the capacity to remember past experiences, and the process of recalling previous experiences, information, impressions, habits and skills to awareness. It is the storage of materials learned and/or retained from our experiences. This fact is demonstrated by the modification, adjustment and/or adaptation of structure or behavior. Furthermore, we as individuals, envision thoughts and ideas of the present through short-term memory, or in our working memory, we warehouse past experiences and learned values in long-term memory, also referred to as episodic or semantic memory. Most importantly, memory is malleable and it is intimately linked to our sense of identity and where we believe we belong in the world.

Central idea: Memory is a process of the brain which is prone to certain failures, although specific steps can be taken to guard against these failures.