Memory

Table 1 -Test #1

Trial

My

Test

Correct

Total

Letters

UM

UM

TZLD

TZLD

KXCEJO

KXCEDO

AVCYISCH

AVCYISEH

LBFRPMAUX

LBFQRPMAUX

ZQECTBUM

ZQECTBUMONRV

2nd Round

Trial

My Test

Correct

Total Letters

% Remembered

UM

UM

TZLD

TZLD

KXCEJO

KXCEDO

AVCYISEH

AVCYISEH

LBFQRPMAUX

LBFQRPMAUX

ZQECTBUMV

ZQECTBUMONRV

I had previous taken a memory course, so knew some tricks; either finding neumonics, which is less effective for me, or grouping into smaller sets, which is effective. For instance, In Trial #5 I grouped it as LBF -- QRMP then the word "maux" as a cat sound. It also helps me to use rhythm to remember short-term items.

Loftus, E., Hoffman, H. (1989). Misinformation and Memory: The Creation of new

Memories. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 117 (1): 100-4. Retrieved from http://faculty.washington.edu/eloftus/Articles/hoff.htm

Memory is the way we store, retain, and recall information. In humans, this is called cognition in the sense of the way the...
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