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“Short-term lets you hold a restaurant's phone number in your mind as you dial the number, you rely on your short-term memory. This storage is capable of holding roughly seven items of information for approximately 15 to 20 seconds.” (Foster, 2011) Short-term memory is very restricted and needs to make room for all original knowledge coming in consistently. “Long-term is a more permanent storage, hoarding information over hours, days or years. This information can take the form of declarative memories, which include simple facts or specific episodes in your life, or procedural memories to do with skills, such as how to ride a bike.” (Robson, 2011) If short-term memory is so limited how can we remember for extended periods? Information that is important will be transferred to long-term memory. “The more information you know the easier it is to add more information to your memory. This is why it is important to get an education.” (Samuel E. Wood et al., 2008) When you write a test you are using dual memory this is short-term memory and long-term memory. A better way to think of short-term memory is a small desk at the front of a warehouse. The information is first placed on the desk. Since the desk is small, it must be cleared off quickly to make room for new information. Unimportant information is tossed away and meaningful information is placed in the filling cabinets as long-term memory. (Samuel E. Wood et al., 2008) There are various ways to enhance your memory. For example, organization, over learning, spaced practice, active learning, recitation and more. “Organizing and ordering information can significantly improve memory. Imagine, for example, how difficult it would be to remember a random list of 62 letters. On the other hand, it would not be difficult to memorize the first sentence in this paragraph (consisting of 62 letters).” (Samuel E. Wood et al., 2008) To ensure that you remember important information requires being active and involved, that is attending to and thinking about what you are learning this is know as active learning. Over learning, lets say you wanted to memorize a list of words. So you practice until you can recall them but in over learning you practice past the minimal point of learning these words. I will practice organization, over learning, and active learning to help improve my memory.
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These strategies will considerably help me because in class I tend to sit back and listen, occasionally loosing focus. I will now write questions while reading and try to answer them giving me a better understanding. When I apply active learning I will participation more frequently and get in more class discussions. This will assist by allowing me to ask necessary and reverent questions helping me organization the information and fill in the missing links I may possibly have. After class I will study, but not only study until I learn the information but past the point helping me remember longer and recall more information. Memory has different processes all of which is crucial. …show more content…
It is important to use selective attention to block out distractions to help you learn. There are different ways to improve memory but I am going to begin implementing organization, over learning, and active learning. Memory is a delicate process and shouldn’t be taken for granted. Without memory I would have forgot to write this paper!
Works Cited
Coon, D., John O., M., Patrick, B., Malik, B., & McKenzie, S. (2010). Psychology a journey. (3rd ed.). Thomson Wadsworth.
Corwin, E. J. (2008). Handbook of pathophysiology. (3rd ed.). Philadelphia PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Wood, S. E., Wood, E. G., Denise , B., Wood, E., & Desmarais, S. (2008). The world of psychology. (5th ed.). Pearson Education Canada.
Foster, J. K. (2011). Memory. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=p3h&AN=69611567&lang=en-ca&site=pov-can
Robson, D. (2011). Pimp my memory. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=p3h&AN=61021182&lang=en-ca&site=pov-can
These strategies will considerably help me because in class I tend to sit back and listen, occasionally loosing focus. I will now write questions while reading and try to answer them giving me a better understanding. When I apply active learning I will participation more frequently and get in more class discussions. This will assist by allowing me to ask necessary and reverent questions helping me organization the information and fill in the missing links I may possibly have. After class I will study, but not only study until I learn the information but past the point helping me remember longer and recall more information. Memory has different processes all of which is crucial. …show more content…
It is important to use selective attention to block out distractions to help you learn. There are different ways to improve memory but I am going to begin implementing organization, over learning, and active learning. Memory is a delicate process and shouldn’t be taken for granted. Without memory I would have forgot to write this paper!
Works Cited
Coon, D., John O., M., Patrick, B., Malik, B., & McKenzie, S. (2010). Psychology a journey. (3rd ed.). Thomson Wadsworth.
Corwin, E. J. (2008). Handbook of pathophysiology. (3rd ed.). Philadelphia PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Wood, S. E., Wood, E. G., Denise , B., Wood, E., & Desmarais, S. (2008). The world of psychology. (5th ed.). Pearson Education Canada.
Foster, J. K. (2011). Memory. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=p3h&AN=69611567&lang=en-ca&site=pov-can
Robson, D. (2011). Pimp my memory. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=p3h&AN=61021182&lang=en-ca&site=pov-can