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Explicit Memory
Explicit Memory is the information you consciously try to remember. Most of the information you try to learn at school rely on your explicit memory. To be more specific it is your Semantic memory that recalls facts concepts and names. What what strategies do you use to remember concepts for tests? Here are some tips to help you remember.
Sleeping Can Help Your Memory!
Studies show that poor sleep habits results in poor brain function and learning. Be sure to get enough sleep so that the three vital memory process can take place.
3 Vital Memory Process:
- Acquisition: learning or experiencing something new
- Consolidation: integrating the new information in the brain, making it stick
- Recall: accessing the information after it is stored
How many Songs can you REMEMBER all the Words?
I can sing go many songs word for word and I didn't even have to try to remember this called Implicit Memory! I wish studying for a test could be that easy. So why not put information to a test to a song. Music can help you recall information for a test. Music helps because it provides a rhythm and rhyme and sometimes alliteration which helps to unlock that information with cues.
In 1492, Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
I am sure you learned this little rhyme in elementary school to help you remember when Christopher Columbus sailed to America. Did you know that this method of remembering is called a Mnemonic Device? It’s a simple shortcut that helps us associate the information we want to remember with an image, a sentence, or a word. To learn more about Mnemonic learning strategies, check out the video below.
Mnemonics: Memory Tricks (Examples)