memory chunking an elephant
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Memory-or lack there of-and a simple technique to access memory.TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Beverly Van Citters Your Memory and College 1
How do you eat an Elephant or How do you eat an Elephant or Your Memory and CollegeYour Memory and College
Why We ForgetWhy We Forget
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Retrieval Failure---decay/loss Interference Failure to Store Motivated Forgetting/repression
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Salvador Dali, 1931, age 27“The Persistence of Memory”
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Salvador Dali, 1954, age 50 “Disintegration of the Persistence
of Memory”
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FrequFrequent and regular review of material to be learned interferes with the normal process of forgetting.
al to be learned interferes with the normal process of forgetting.
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About 47% of lecture material is forgotten within 20 minutes without taking and reviewing notes
About 47% of lecture material is forgotten within 20 minutes without taking and reviewing notes
About 98% is forgotten in 2 weeks when information is not reviewed regularly
About 98% is forgotten in 2 weeks when information is not reviewed regularly
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Your Memory and College
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Types of MemoryTypes of Memory
SensoryShort Term/ WorkingLong term
Sensory Memory [SM] Sensory Memory [SM] CharacteristicsCharacteristics
Lasts about 3-5 seconds
Not effective for retaining material
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Short Term Memory [STM]/ Short Term Memory [STM]/ Working Working Memory [WM] Memory [WM] CharacteristicsCharacteristics
1. Cram information 2. Holds about 9 bits of information3. Practice is limited4. First memory type we lose as we age5. Requires rehearsal for easy retrieval6. Rehearsals will eventually get
information into Long Term memory
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Testing Your Memory?Testing Your Memory?
Study the following 16 numbers for 10 seconds
Please put your pencils down.
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Here It Is!Here It Is!
2106264115791741
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What Do You Remember?What Do You Remember?
Write down as many of the 16 numbers that were given.
Are you ready? How many can you remember?
2106264115791741
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Chunk (Memory Strategy) the Chunk (Memory Strategy) the MaterialMaterial
210 the freeway nearest Citrus626 area code for Citrus College411 information number57 Route 57 or Heinz 57 91741 zipcode for Glendora
Long Term MemoryLong Term Memory
Memory that stays with us the longest time without a biological or physical accident.
Practice and rehearsal are critical to get memories into this memory type.
Memories can be held for a long time.
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Long Term Memory [LTM]Long Term Memory [LTM]
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PracticePractice
Using the Memory ProgramUsing the Memory Program
1. Organizing information2. Learning people’s names3. Participating in class discussions4. Listening to fellow students5. Willingness to remember6. Repetition/reinforcement
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Know why we practice and rehearse Consciously want to remember Continue to challenge ourselves to
remember Chunk information Improve your memory
BenefitsBenefits
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How do you eat an elephant?How do you eat an elephant?
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ONE CHUNK AT A TIME!