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Memory

How to Improve your Memory

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Finding information stored in memory and making it conscious so that it can be used. Retrieval
To transfer material that you encounter into memory. Rehearsal
"Tricks of the trade" that professional memory experts use to nail down the sort of information you will often need to recall for tests. Mnemonics
Words or phrases formed by the first letters of a series of terms. Acronym
A sentence in which the first letters of the words correspond to material that is to be remembered. Acrostic
A memory technique by which the elements in a list are visualized as occupying the parts of a familiar place Method of Loci
A memory technique by which a series of memorized words is linked by images to a list of items to be remembered Peg Method
A memory technique by which images are formed to help recall material Visualization
Studying and rehearsing material past the point of initial mastery to the point at which recall becomes automatic. Overlearning
The process by which the physical links between brain cells that represent memory become fixed and stable over time. Memory Consolidation
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