Overview of Eight TopicsOverview of Eight Topics• 1. Left brain vs
right brain
• 2. Three levels of memory
• 3. Three long-term storage methods
• 4. Sensory memories
• 5. Intermittent Interference
• 6. Ah-Ha Effect • 7. The Power of
Seven (give or take two)
• 8. Mnemonic Devices
1The Right/Left BrainThe Right/Left Brain
The Left Brain•linear•chronological•numerical•analytical•methodical•The home of writing, reading, problem solving
RiGhT BrAiN
ART
Music Apprecation
3-DColor
ImagerySolutions
3Three Tips for LONG-Three Tips for LONG-
TERM StorageTERM Storage• Make it MEANINGFULMEANINGFUL
•OVERLEARNOVERLEARN it
• Use MNEMONIC MNEMONIC DEVICESDEVICES
4Five Sensory MemoriesFive Sensory Memories
•VisualVisual •AuditoryAuditory •Motor
•Olfactory •Taste
Ah-Ha! & the 2-minute memory Ah-Ha! & the 2-minute memory cellscells
• After an hour of study, the sub-conscious mind continues to process information for 20 minutes
• After an hour of study, take a break Memories are clustered into two-minute segments
• Study concepts in small doses that can be recalled within two minutes
All are forms of ChunkingAll are forms of Chunking
• Acronyms
• Acrostics
• Rhymes
• Songs
• Link
• Loci
Mnemonic ExamplesMnemonic Examples• ACRONYMS:
– NATO– CIA– FBI– SCUBA– NOW– AA– AAA– IVAN CAPP– ROY G BIV
• ROFLMAO• TSNF• TWSS• TTFN• BFF• BBIAM• SOL• SNAFU
AcrosticsAcrostics
• Mary’s violet eyes make John stay up nights (panting)
• Men very easily make jugs serve useful nocturnal purposes
• King Philip came over from great Spain
• Never vote at a polling place in Chicago