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THE BRAIN AND MEMORY: HOW THE BRAIN AND MEMORY: HOW LONG IS ITLONG IS IT
Kelly RandallKelly Randall
PSY/201 PSY/201
Foundations of Psychology Foundations of Psychology
THE BRAIN AND MEMORY: HOW LONG IS THE BRAIN AND MEMORY: HOW LONG IS ITIT
The human mind has the ability to store and learn many things, but learning would be impossible without our memory. Without it we would respond to every situation as if we have never experienced it. Information can be retrieved from long term memory for processing in short term or working memory. The information stored in long-term memory is retained permanently. While the capacity of our long-term memory is unknown, it is considered to be extremely large.
THE BRAIN AND MEMORY: HOW LONG IS THE BRAIN AND MEMORY: HOW LONG IS ITIT
Information stored in your long-term memory can affect your critical thinking by: By adding previous knowledge with newer facts, familiar sounds
and ideas, your thoughts become more complex and logical therefore helping you when it comes to critical thinking.
THE BRAIN AND MEMORY: HOW THE BRAIN AND MEMORY: HOW LONG IS ITLONG IS ITPositives examples that can affect your ability to learn: Being prepared – If you’re taking classes study the curriculum
ahead of time so you know what to expect; download the software or get a workbook.
Get organized – take notes or use a tape recorder, setup a file folder system and have good computer skills.
Remember your learning style – which one is your best and preferred learning style: visual (reading), auditory (listening) or kinesthetic (doing)?
THE BRAIN AND MEMORY: HOW LONG IS THE BRAIN AND MEMORY: HOW LONG IS ITIT
Negatives examples that can affect your ability to learn: Can't get an image out of your head Negative comment stuck in your head, Not remembering what you studied for an upcoming test and
all you can remember is an example of an answer that you saw.
When you think that you have something memorized but don’t Only remember things for a short time – walking into a room to
get something and then can’t remember what it was
