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Using
Memory Effectively
Memory
comes through training your mind to remember things which
are important. Why we forget? because those things do not
get attched to our mind. So if you want to remember something
- it has to be written on your mind. These are some of the
ways by which you can train your mind to remember things
- Rhyme-Keys:
(for ordered or unordered lists)
First, memorize key words that can be associated with
numbers. For instance, bun with one; shoe with two, tree
with three, door with four, hive with five, etc.
Next create an image of the items you need to remember
with key words. For example, if you had to remember the
four basic food groups-- diary products; meat, fish, and
poultry; grains; and fruit and vegetables--imagine cheese
on a bun, livestock with shoes on, a sack of grain suspended
in a tree, and opening a door to a room stocked with fruits
and vegetables.
- The
Keyword Method: (for foreign language vocabulary)
First, after considering the foreign word you need
to remember, select a key word in English that sounds
like the foreign word.
Next, imagine an image which involves the key word with
the English meaning of the foreign word.
For example, consider the Spanish word "cabina"
which means "phone booth." For the English keyword, you
might think of "cab in a ... ." You could then invent
an image of a cab trying to fit in a phone booth. When
you see the word "cabina" on the test, you should be able
to recall the image of the cab and you should be able
to retrieve the definition "phone booth."
- The
Image-Name Technique: (for remembering names)
Simply invent any relationship between the name and the
physical characteristics of the person. For example, if
you had to remember Shirley Temple's name, you might ingrain
the name in memory by noticing that she has "curly" (rhymes
with Shirley) hair around her temples.
- Chaining:
(for ordered or unordered lists)
Create a story where each word or idea you have to
remember cues the next idea you need to recall. If you
had to remember the words Napoleon, ear, door, and Germany,
you could invent a story of Napoleon with his ear to a
door listening to people speak in German
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