Mnemonic Devices
Mnemonic Devices
Mnemonic devices are techniques for improving memory. Many were developed in ancient times when written records were scarce or non-existent and people relied heavily on their memories to impart information. Mnemonics do not simplify information, they actually make it more elaborate, but this enhances organisation, and therefore retrieval, of information.
Acronyms
These are pronounceable words formed from the first letters of the list of words to be remembered, and are a type of chunking.
Eg. TOT (Tip Of the Tongue) ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) EFTPOS (Electronic Funds Transfer (at the) Point Of Sale ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Awards)
Create your own acronym to help you remember the four lobes of the brain: _______________
Acrostics
The first-letter technique involves taking the first letter of the items to be remembered and constructing a more meaningful phrase or sentence from these. It is a particularly useful technique if you have to remember a list of things.
Eg. Musical notes E,G, B, D, F – ‘Every good boy deserves fruit’ IV (Independent Variable) – ‘I Vary’ The names of the original planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) – ‘My Very Energetic Mother Just Sits Up Near Pop.’
Create your own acrostic to help you remember the four types of brain waves present, in order, as a person progresses through the four stages of sleep: Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta
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Create your own acrostic to remember the definition of ‘memory.’ Use the first letters of the key words from the definition (Memory is an active information-processing system that receives, organises, stores, alters and recovers information) and organise them into a sentence.
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Acrostics can also be useful when
Mnemonic devices are techniques for improving memory. Many were developed in ancient times when written records were scarce or non-existent and people relied heavily on their memories to impart information. Mnemonics do not simplify information, they actually make it more elaborate, but this enhances organisation, and therefore retrieval, of information.
Acronyms
These are pronounceable words formed from the first letters of the list of words to be remembered, and are a type of chunking.
Eg. TOT (Tip Of the Tongue) ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) EFTPOS (Electronic Funds Transfer (at the) Point Of Sale ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Awards)
Create your own acronym to help you remember the four lobes of the brain: _______________
Acrostics
The first-letter technique involves taking the first letter of the items to be remembered and constructing a more meaningful phrase or sentence from these. It is a particularly useful technique if you have to remember a list of things.
Eg. Musical notes E,G, B, D, F – ‘Every good boy deserves fruit’ IV (Independent Variable) – ‘I Vary’ The names of the original planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) – ‘My Very Energetic Mother Just Sits Up Near Pop.’
Create your own acrostic to help you remember the four types of brain waves present, in order, as a person progresses through the four stages of sleep: Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta
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Create your own acrostic to remember the definition of ‘memory.’ Use the first letters of the key words from the definition (Memory is an active information-processing system that receives, organises, stores, alters and recovers information) and organise them into a sentence.
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Acrostics can also be useful when