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Memory II

Memory II. Prof Foster 10/20/09. Lets start at the beginning…. A study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found a positive outlook strengthens you capacity for retrieval. Telling yourself you have a bad memory Produces distracting emotions Lowers expectations for success

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Memory II

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  1. Memory II Prof Foster 10/20/09

  2. Lets start at the beginning… • A study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found a positive outlook strengthens you capacity for retrieval. • Telling yourself you have a bad memory • Produces distracting emotions • Lowers expectations for success • Decreases motivation to try new methods to improve

  3. Feed your brain “good” food • Check out this video on why your brain needs “good” food

  4. Practice • Using our address/info to practice our techniques today

  5. 20+ Ways to master memory • Make it Stick • Make it Meaningful • Make it Mnemonic • Manipulate it • Make it Funny

  6. Make it Stick • Rehearse • Overlearn • Space it out • Separate it • Mind the middle

  7. Make it meaningful • Feel • Visualize sad, happy, scary situations that contain the info you are trying to remember • Connect • Personalize

  8. Make it Mnemonic • Acronyms • EGBDF • Polly Eventually Makes Dad a Sandwich • Loci system • Link - fascinating video • Peg - rhyming

  9. Manipulate it • Mark it up • Mark it down • Organize • Picture • Act • Produce

  10. Make it Funny • Mock it • Sing songs • Colors, art, markers

  11. How your memories fade • Absentmindedness • Blocking • Mistaking • Inventing • Bias • Persistence

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