PSYCH 140M Lecture Notes - Lecture 44: Mnemonic, Psych
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The legend of the first visual imagery mnemonics. Gave speech honoring olympic champion wrestler (at wrestler"s home) After being called away, house collapses, killing guests damage was so extreme, bodies were unrecognizable. Simonides found he could easily remember (visualize) where most of the guests had been standing, so he could identify the bodies. He would visualize a room in great detail and then imagine various items in different places in the room. He could then mentally look at the appropriate location and recall the material. Visualize each item that you want to remember in a different spatial location, or. In recall, each location is mentally inspected and the item that was placed there (in your imagination) is retrieved. Research: subjects recall up to 7 times more than by rote memorization. Helps identify person"s learning approach and identify possible study problems. Interested in subject, seek to truly understand material . Goal: getting best grade possible, regardless of interest in topic.
