Transcript How does memory work?? - Spanish Point Chemistry

How does memory work??
Memory
• ‘is the retention of information over
time’
• Three stages:
Sensory
memory
Short-term
memory
Long-term
memory
Short term memory
• Limited capacity
• Duration is limited
• Information can be easily lost
• Information passed to long-term memory by
active processing
Long Term Memory
• Very large capacity – possibly unlimited
• Very long duration
• Input from short-term memory by active
processing
Steps to remembering:
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organise information
order information to be learned
create images
Repeat, revise and practise recalling
Memory Games
How many things can you
remember?
Listen to each list of numbers.
Try and rewrite the list.
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8531
94631
529873
5461974
35168924
912583642
3568631247
59314682972
1527983146251
How many things can you
remember?
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7 (plus or minus 2)
• Which numbers did you remember?
– Did you find it easier to remember numbers from the beginning
and ends of the list?
– We tend to remember things
from the beginning or end of
a learning session best
30 words
Recall while learning
Unusual
Related
Time
Repeated
Black
Green
Yellow
Blue
Yellow
Blue
Red
Green
Green
Red
Yellow
Black
Blue
Black
Red
Green
Black
Green
Yellow
Blue
Yellow
Blue
Red
Green
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Red
Yellow
Black
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Red
Green
Is the dancer spinning clockwise or anticlockwise?
If you saw her spinning anticlockwise you
are more left brained than right brained.
If you saw her spinning clockwise you are
more right brained than left brained.
Left Brain
Logical
Words – language
Logic
Sequence
Writing
Reading
Maths
Fine detail
Right Brain
Creativity
Visualization
Patterns
Pictures
Music
Rhyme and Rhythem
Art and design
Big Picture
Bridge the Gap
How can I improve my memory?
– Chunking / grouping
– Key words
– Acrostics
– Acronyms
– Rhymes
– Imagery e.g. place method
Rhythms of Memory…
What do you learn in a 40 min class???
Within 1 – 2 days we forget about 80% of what
we have learned
Rhythms of memory…
If you want to keep information you have
learned in your long term memory you
need to revise it after:
• 1 hour
• 1 day
• 1 week
• 1 month
• 6 months
How we learn…
How we learn…
• Use your senses
• Use your visual memory
Draw pictures, patterns, use colours!