Exam 7: Improve Your Memory Skills

It is important to memorize certain types of information such as deadlines, phone messages, and assignment due dates.

Short-term memory is active memory, while long term memory is passive memory.

When a person needs to recall the major points they are going to discuss during a presentation, the method-of-place technique will likely aid their memory as they practice.

The transfer of information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory is called:

Tad is able to recall the account numbers on his credit cards without needing the card present for a purchase.Which memory technique is he likely using?

How does a mind map enhance memory?

When Aaron does not understand a major concept being introduced in class, he asks his instructor to share a story or example to help him understand the point further.By doing so, Aaron is more likely to remember the concept.

The Intention and Recall steps of the memory process correspond to the same steps in the Adult Learning Process,.

The memory process includes five steps:

Sarah has begun to study for a history test.She has reviewed the chapter in the text and her notes for the past hour.Her next step should be to:

Celine has been told that using note cards is the best way to remember her vocabulary words and math formulas.She has heard it is a good way to incorporate all the senses as she is learning the information which will help her retain the information.She is an auditory learner and recites the information contained in the note cards aloud.She also practices aloud with a partner.She still finds the process of creating and using the note cards unbearable, and she feels there must be a better way for her to retain and recall the information.Beyond practicing her words and formulas in context, there is little else Celine can do to get around the note card process as a strategy to learn this type of information.

To recall and describe the military strategy of the Civil War, Victor has created a memory map with images of people and artifacts associated with each significant battle location along a specific route in time.This memory strategy is known as:

Penny uses "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" to recall the order of operations in mathematics.She is using a/n:

After doing some practice problems, Jessica is showing her roommate a new formula she learned in Calculus.It is likely the purpose of this activity is to:

Although it is not a personal desire to remember the information, you need to learn all of the presidents' names in chronological in order to do well in your history class.Explain how you will use the memory process to retain and recall this information using a set of strategies learned in the chapter.

Lindsay is preparing for the next lecture in her Italian class.She will be more likely to remember the lecture better if she:

Kate is going to present a case study to the class and must then be prepared to offer her analysis of key items that apply to the concepts the class has been learning in a question and answer session.Both she and other students will be graded on the exchange.What memory strategies should she apply to give the class a clear presentation and to be able to recall key points for her analyses?

The method-of-place technique uses a method of imagery called "loci," which means place.This method of using imagery and association to aid memory was developed by ancient:

Clair is out on a run and listening to her Spanish notes to prepare for next week's test.How will this help enhance her memory?

Ben is a right brain dominant thinker and has no problem in seeing the 'big picture' in the concepts he is learning.A good strategy for Ben to remember information would be to go from the general to the specific.