2.4 Encoding Memories

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Mnemonic devices

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Techniques used to improve memory by creating associations or connections between new information and existing knowledge.

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Method of loci

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Uses locations of a familiar place (imagined in memory) as a framework for memory retrieval.

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Chunking

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Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically.

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Categorization

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The cognitive process of grouping objects, ideas, or information based on shared characteristics or features.

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Hierarchy

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A system or structure in which elements are ranked or organized in order of importance or level.

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Spacing effect

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The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than massed study or practice.

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Memory consolidation

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The neural storage of a long-term memory.

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Massed practice

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Cramming; learning quickly but forgetting quickly, as noted by Hermann Ebbinghaus.

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Distributed practice

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Learning technique where study sessions are spaced out over time with breaks in between.

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Serial Position effect

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The tendency to recall best the last items in a list initially (recency effect) and the first items in a list after a delay (primacy effect).