Psychology Unit 1- Memory MEMORY IMPROVEMENT

ORGANISATION IS KEY TO MEMORY IMPROVEMENT

Mnemonics based on visual imagery

• Visual imagery e.g. one is a bun two is a shoe three is a tree... then link with things e.g. shopping list eggs, bread, biscuits (egg bun, LOAFERS- bread shoe etc etc) RHYME
• Method of loci- regular route e.g. going through house- eggs on toilet etc (make it funny so you remember!) PLACES

Titles- Bransford & Johnson

Chunking- make patterns and groups

Retrieval of stored memories can depends on how they were encoded in the first place.