1. Unit 4: Memory
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2. Part 8
Improving Memory

3. Improving Memory Study repeatedly to boost long-term recall. Rehearsal
Effortful processing
Spacing-Effect 3

4. Improving Memory
Spend more time rehearsing or actively thinking about the material.
New memories are weak. Exercise them and they will strengthen.
Speed reading with little rehearsal yields little results – heavy lifting is required for growth. Study actively! 4

5. Improving Memory Make material personally meaningful.
Build a network of retrieval cues by taking notes in your own words
Apply concepts to your own life
Form images
Organize the information
Relate it to something you already know 5

6. Improving Memory Use mnemonic devices:
associate with peg words — something already stored
make up a story
Chunking
Acronyms 6

7. Improving Memory Activate retrieval cues
mentally recreate the situation & mood in which you learned the material 7

8. Improving Memory
Recall events while they are fresh — before you encounter misinformation
Record things as they occur, not later 8

9. Improving Memory Minimize interference: Study before sleeping
Don’t schedule back-to-back study times for topics likely to interfere with one another 9

10. Improving Memory Test your own knowledge Rehearse
Outline sections on a blank page
Define terms & concepts
Take practice tests
Determine what you do not yet know
Do the process again with this info