FRHD 2270 Study Guide - Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Eyewitness Testimony, Descriptive Knowledge
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Begins in pre-school by touching objects and being told to remember. Rehersal-7-8yrs of age repeat information that must be remembered. Organization-8yrs+ group material to be remembered so related information is put together. Elaboration-create a relationship between items to remember them. Create acronyms, phrases, visuals or verbal messages to remember. Improves working memory and the better it is chunked the easier it is to remember. Meta-memory-informal understanding of memory where we question and evaluate or memory storing techniques. 2 elements are; diagnosing memory problems monitor effectiveness of memory strategies. Recognition-when something is similar, familiar or experienced it is easier to recall. Recall-remember something that is no longer there, more difficult. 2-4yr olds cannot recall much, gets better as you age and with language. E. g. how a story changes from person to person. Fuzzy trace theory-experience can be stored exactly (verbatim) or take the basic meaning (gist).