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Chapter 8
The Key to the Secret of Memory
Memory
Retrieval means finding information stored in memory and making it
conscious so it can be used.
The key to successful recall is to learn the material the right way.
Prepare: Remember the Right Information
Look at the big picture Don’t get lost in the details
Relate New Material to What You Already Know
Personalize information
Organize information by place
Organize
Memory Exercise
Prepare yourself now for an exercise. Watch carefully and try to remember each word that you see appear on the screen.
Organize Your MemoryTry to Remember….
Girl Heart Robin Purple Finger Flute Blue Piano
Organ Man Hawk Green Lung Eagle Child
Now take a piece of paper and write down as many words as you can remember
Turn over your list and watch the following words closely
Green Blue Purple Man Girl Child Piano Flute
Organ Heart Lung Finger Eagle Hawk Robin
Write down as many words as you can remember
Both lists are identical Did you remember more the second time?
Why?– The answer is because you organized the words
into groups that had something in common. The way you group your information affects your ability to remember it.
Work: Using Proven Strategies to Memorize New Material
Rehearsal Mnemonics (neh MON ix)
– Acronyms Phrases formed by first letter P.O.W.E.R. is an acronym
– Acrostics Sentence in which first letters are reminders
Rhymes and jingles– Thirty days hath September, April, June and November
Recalling Sequences and Lists
Method of loci (low-sigh)-Ancient Greek orators used this method
– Latin for “places”– Information is divided into sequences– Information can be partitioned like rooms of a house
Peg Method: a series of keywords tied to numbers to help you recall numeric information
– Example: “one-two, buckle my shoe” / “three-four, shut the door”
Involve multiple senses to help you memorize– Write it down– Think out loud– Draw or diagram– Visualize– Think positively
Recalling Sequences and Lists
Overlearning consists of studying and rehearsing material past the point of
initial mastery: like learning the multiplication tables
Evaluate
Use Review questions and tests to test your recall
Take a practice test Study with a friend
Rethink: Consolidate Memories
The physical links between brain cells that represent memory in the brain need TIME to become fixed and stable
Cramming is not a good idea-memory will not last
Memory Exercise
Pay attention to the next several slides
Try to remember as many of them as possible
Write down as many pictures as you can remember
Chunking-Grouping Pictures
Did you remember to organize the pictures in groups?
What about these groups?– Transportation– Seasons of the Year– Animals– Famous Buildings
How Did you Do?
Check your list as we review the pictures
TransportationBus Train
Subway Horse and Carriage
Seasons of the YearFall Winter
Spring Summer
AnimalsMonkey Crocodile
Dolphin Leopard
Famous Buildings
Statue of Liberty
Twin Towers
Lincoln Memorial White House
Evaluate
Test Your Recall of New Information Review Questions Test Yourself
Rethink
Memory Consolidation– Physical links between brain cells that represent
memory in the brain need time to become fixed and stable
– Explains reason why information is not suddenly and permanently established in memory the first time
– Process may take days or even years
PREPARE
ORGANIZE
WORK
EVALUATE
RETHINK
Determine what youneed to remember
Relate new material towhat you already know
Use proven strategies tomemorize new material
Test your recallof new information
Consolidate memoriesthrough repeated review
P.O.W.E.R. Plan
Career Connections
Recalling names of those with whom you work, recalling names of
professional colleagues from other companies, and recalling names of
clients is very important.
Resources
Improving Your Memory (Johns Hopkins 2005)
The Memory Doctor by Douglas Mason and Spencer Smith (New Harbinger Publications, 2005)
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