Unit 8 Memory - What three fundamental principles underlie the use of mnemonics? a. Mnemonics are - Studocu

1. What three fundamental principles underlie the use of mnemonics?

a. Mnemonics are techniques for repackaging information,

helping your brain to store it safely and find again when you

need it. The three fundamental principles that go into

mnemonics are imagination, association, and location.

Imagination is used to create images that are vivid, engaging,

and rich enough to jog your memory. Association makes the

most of your brain's habit of linking ideas. Location is the use of

your memories in real-world places to help you remember new

material.

2. Describe three specific mnemonic techniques that are not described

in the text.

a. There are many mnemonic techniques that are used to help

with memory and how to improve the memory. A couple to be

explained are image mnemonics, model mnemonics, and peg

method mnemonics. In image mnemonics, a visual image is

used that encodes data to make it easier to memorize what you

need to remember. In a model mnemonic, a drawing or some

representation is constructed to help with the understanding

to recall the information. The peg method was the most

interesting to me because it uses mental association between

two concrete objects in a one-tone fashion that later turns into

to-be-remembered information. You are basically tying one

memory to another to remember one specific memory.

3. List your three memory problems and show how one of the three

mnemonic devices described above can be applied to one of your

memory problems.

a. I feel like I have many memory problems. One that I often

struggle with is remembering important due dates and when I

have to get things done, so I have to write them down and make

lists. This would be considered note organization mnemonics.