Your Memory · How It Works and How to Improve It by Higbee, Kenneth L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents PREFACE INTRODUCTION: WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THIS BOOK?

Why Did I Write It? Why Should You Read It? What Will You Find in It?

1. WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM YOUR MEMORY? TEN MYTHS

2. MEET YOUR MEMORY: WHAT IS IT?

What Are the Stages and Processes of Memory? What Is Short-term Memory? What Is Long-term Memory? What Are the Measures of Memory? What Is the Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon?

3. MEET YOUR MEMORY: HOW DOES IT WORK?

How and Why Do We Forget? How Fast Do We Forget? How Do We Remember Pictures Versus Words? How Do Exceptional Memories Work? How Well Does Sleep Learning Work?

4. HOW TO REMEMBER ALMOST ANYTHING: BASIC PRINCIPLES

Meaningfulness: “That Doesn’t Make Sense” Organization: “Get It All Together” Association: “That Reminds Me” Visualization: “I Can See It All Now” Attention: “I Don’t Get It”

5. HOW TO REMEMBER ALMOST ANYTHING ELSE: MORE BASIC PRINCIPLES

Repetition: “What Was That Again?” Relaxation: “Take It Easy” Context: “Where Am I?” Interest: “What’s It to Ya?” Feedback: “How Are You Doing?”

6. STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE LEARNING: STUDY SKILLS

Reduce Interference Space It Out Break It up? Recite It Use a Study System How Well Do the Principles and Strategies Work?

7. WORKING MIRACLES WITH YOUR MEMORY: AN INTRODUCTION TO MNEMONICS

What Are Mnemonics? First Letters and Keywords Basic Principles of Mnemonics How to Make Effective Visual Associations More on Effective Mnemonics

8. THE LEGITIMACY OF MNEMONICS: LIMITATIONS AND PSEUDO-LIMITATIONS

Some Limitations of Mnemonics Some Pseudo-Limitations of Mnemonics

9. MENTAL FILING SYSTEMS: LINK AND STORY MNEMONICS

Your Mental Filing System What Is the Link System? What Is the Story System? How Well Do the Link and Story Systems Work? How Can You Use the Link and Story Systems?

10. MENTAL FILING SYSTEMS: LOCI MNEMONIC

What Is the Loci System? How Well Does the Loci System Work? How Can You Use the Loci System?

11. MENTAL FILING SYSTEMS: PEG MNEMONIC

What Is the Peg System? How Well Does the Peg System Work? How Can You Use the Peg System?

12. MENTAL FILING SYSTEMS: PHONETIC MNEMONIC

What Is the Phonetic System? How Well Does the Phonetic System Work? How Can You Use the Phonetic System?

13. USING MNEMONICS: REMEMBERING PEOPLE’S NAMES AND FACES

How Do We Remember Names and Faces? A System for Remembering Names and Faces How Well Does the System Work?

14. USING MNEMONICS: ABSENTMINDEDNESS AND EDUCATION

Absentmindedness Prospective Remembering Retrospective Remembering Mnemonics in Education Memory in Education

APPENDIX: KEYWORDS FOR THE PHONETIC SYSTEM CHAPTER NOTES INDEX About the Author