Memory Encoding and Mnemonic Devices

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Encoding

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Processes and strategies to get information into memory. How information is encoded can determine how effectively information is stored and retrieved.

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Mnemonic devices

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Processes that aid in encoding information into working and long-term memory.

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Method of loci

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Creating a mental map to remember a list of items.

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Chunking

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The process of grouping information together into meaningful chunks, categories, or hierarchies.

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The spacing effect

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A process that can cause significant differences in encoding and memory consolidation depending on whether the information is encoded all at once or over time.

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Massed practice

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Information is encoded all at once.

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Distributed practice

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Information is encoded over time.

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Serial position effect

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The order of how the information is presented impacts encoding.

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Primacy effect

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The info presented at the beginning of a list is more memorable than the middle.

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Recency effect

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The info presented at the end of a list is more memorable than the middle.