Chapter
7
Retrieval
means finding information stored in memory and making it conscious so it can be
used.
The
key to successful recall is to learn the material the right way.
Prepare: Remember the
Right Information
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Look at the big picture
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Don’t get lost in the details
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Relate New Material to What You Already Know
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Personalize information
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Organize information by place
Memory Exercise
Prepare yourself now for an exercise. Watch carefully and try to remember
each word that you see appear on the screen.
Organize Your Memory
Try to Remember….
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Girl
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Heart
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Robin
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Purple
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Finger
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Flute
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Blue
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Piano
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Organ
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Man
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Hawk
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Green
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Lung
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Eagle
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Child
Now take a piece of paper and write down as many words as you can remember
Turn over your list and watch the following words closely
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Green
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Blue
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Purple
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Man
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Girl
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Child
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Piano
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Flute
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Organ
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Heart
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Lung
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Finger
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Eagle
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Hawk
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Robin
Write down as many words as you can remember
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Both lists are identical
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Did you remember more the second time? Why?
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The answer is because you organized the words
into groups that had something in common. The way you group your information
affects your ability to remember it.
Work: Using Proven Strategies to
Memorize New Material
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Rehearsal
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Mnemonics (neh
MON ix)
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Acronyms
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Phrases formed by
first letter
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P.O.W.E.R. is an
acronym
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Acrostics
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Sentence in which
first letters are reminders
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Rhymes and
jingles
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Thirty days hath
September, April, June and November
Recalling Sequences and Lists
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Method of loci
(low-sigh)-Ancient Greek orators used this method
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Latin for
“places”
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Information is
divided into sequences
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Information can
be partitioned like rooms of a house
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Peg Method: a
series of keywords tied to numbers to help you recall numeric information
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Example: “one-two, buckle my shoe” / “three-four, shut
the door”
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Involve multiple senses to help you memorize
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Write it down
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Think out loud
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Draw or diagram
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Visualize
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Think positively
Overlearning consists of studying
and rehearsing material past the point of initial mastery: like learning the multiplication tables
Evaluate
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Use Review questions and tests to test your
recall
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Take a practice test
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Study with a friend
Rethink: Consolidate Memories
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The physical links between brain cells that
represent memory in the brain need TIME to become fixed and stable
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Cramming is not a good idea-memory will not last
Memory Exercise
Pay attention to the next several slides
Try to remember as many of them as possible
Write down as many pictures as you
can remember
Chunking-Grouping Pictures
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Did you remember to organize the pictures in
groups?
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What about these groups?
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Transportation
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Seasons of the Year
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Animals
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Famous Buildings
How Did you Do?
Check
your list as we review the pictures
Transportation
Seasons of the Year
Animals
Famous Buildings
Evaluate
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Test Your Recall of New Information
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Review Questions
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Test Yourself
Rethink
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Memory Consolidation
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Physical links between brain cells that
represent memory in the brain need time to become fixed and stable
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Explains reason why information is not suddenly
and permanently established in memory the first time
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Process may take days or even years
Career Connections
Resources
Web Links
Net Assignment
Practice the rehearsal techniques for
storing information in memory.
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Click on
“regional” and “U.S. states” and “government” and “elected officials” to find
names of your state’s U.S. Senators.
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Repeat names
several times.
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After five
minutes, write down names and see how many you can remember.
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