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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