PSYCH 140M Lecture Notes - Mnemonist, Mnemonic, Marilu Henner
16 Nov 2013
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Use a transformation of soe memorable cue involving a mix of letters and symbols. Keep a record of all passwords in a place to which only you have access. It"s easier to recall a location in a more likely place than unlikely. Harris (1980) surveyed housewives and students: housewives used calendars, student used their hands to write on. Shereshevshii the mind of mnemonist by luri. Had seemingly limitless memory for: digits, poem in different languages. His memory relied heavily on imagery and synesthesia (megan. Steven: the tendency for one sense modality to evoke another, ex. See a color when the word cat is brought up. His apparent inability to forget, and his synesthesia (ramachandran) caused great complications and struggle for him. Naturals: innately gifted, possess a close relative who exhibits a comparable level of memory ability, tested both kindsof mnemonists at the world memory championships on two types of tasks: Strategic task, eg recalling names of faces.
