Final: Flashcards

Method for improving memory: What is Rehearsal?

conscious repetition​

Method for improving memory: What is the Keyword Method?

A mnemonic device that links familiar words or images with new information. This technique involves using keywords to create mental images, making it easier to remember the associated information.

Method for improving memory: What is the Method of Loci?

A mnemonic device that links an image of items to locations passed on a familiar journey (to remember items)

Method for improving memory: What is the Pegword technique?

A mnemonic device that links items to be remembered with a pre-defined list of words that rhyme with numbers, creating mental images

Method for improving memory: What is the Self-reference effect?

A cognitive phenomenon where individuals remember information better when they relate it to themselves or their own experiences. This technique emphasizes the personal relevance of the material.

• We already know a lot of information about ourself​

• Self-concepts are often interrelated​

• Information related to the self is more likely to be rehearsed

Method for improving memory: What is Chunking?

A cognitive phenomenon where organizing info into smaller, more manageable, and meaningful units (or "chunks") leads to greater memory for the info

Method for improving memory: What is the Testing effect?

A phenomenon where learning and memory are enhanced by actively retrieving information through practice tests, rather than simply restudying material

Method for improving memory: What is the Distributed practice effect?

A phenomenon where learning that is broken into multiple, spaced-out sessions over time (spaced learning), rather than cramming (massed learning)​, leads to better long-term retention and recall