Study Tips For Higher Grades
Sponsored by the 2016 Honors Psychology Class
Retrieval is not unattainable.
Retrieval includes recalling information and recognizing what you have already learned in life situations. It is very easy to take things you have just learned and remember them because you can help yourself and put them in your long term memory.
Draw flow charts for more practice!
The hippocampus stores longterm memory!
To get information stored in your long term memory more quickly, connect what you are learning about to what you already know and things you have already experienced.
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Short mnemonic devices are helpful when you do not have a lot of time to remember a list or sequence of items or you need to remember a lot of related information.
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition!
Forgetting is so easy to do, and we slowly forget things that we were once taught everyday. This is the process of decay in our minds. We can stop or slow that process by repeating and constantly practicing the things we already know. One of the best ways to remember something for a test or easy application later is to repeat that information in many different formats. This will make recognition and recalling information easier. Some suggestions for materials for repetition would be study guides, note cards, and practice tests.