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    Stephanie Mae M. Richa Date: Oct. 3‚ 2011 Article Title: Can Concentration Improve Memory? By Kenneth Ray Williams I. Summary The basic memory mechanics exposes the power of concentration to improve memory. Concentrating can increase the amount of information encoded in the brain. Concentration enhances the basic memory mechanics by creating a healthy‚ vibrant and energetic brain. Combining basic memory mechanics

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    Summary of Memory Distortion in Alien Abductee Study A summary of "Memory Distortion in People Reporting Abduction by Aliens" Introduction This is a summary of the article by Clancy et al.‚ 2002. The prevalence of alien abduction stories has been increasing in recent history (Bartholomew& Howard‚ 1998; Newman & Baumeister‚ 1997). Psychologists have more recently interpreted the stories as evidence of memory distortion (Newman & Baumeister‚ 1997). Previously published accounts of abduction

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    Human Memory and Knowledge Construction: Increases in Student Learning It is essential to help students effectively store and retrieve information from their long-term memory. Human memory is related to the way information is received‚ interpreted‚ stored‚ and retrieved. In short‚ information is brought into the sensory register. The stimulus then moves into the working memory and is then stored in the long-term memory. An understanding of Piaget’s theory of knowledge construction helps teachers

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    Autobiographical Memory

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    `Memory` is a label for a diverse set of cognitive capacities by which humans and perhaps other animals retain information and reconstruct past experiences‚ usually for present purposes. Autobiographical memory is a complex and multiply determined skill‚ consisting of neurological‚ social‚ cognitive‚ and linguistic components. At most beasic level‚ autobiographical memories refer to personally experienced past events. Over the past decade the research into autobiographical memory has led to an

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    Do you find yourself forgetting where you left your keys or blanking out information on important tests? Fortunately‚ there are plenty of things that you can do to help improve your memory. Before your next big exam‚ be sure to check out some of these tried and tested techniques for improving memory. These research-proven strategies can effectively improve memory‚ enhance recall‚ and increase retention of information. Er Creatives Services Ltd/Iconica/Getty Images 1. Focus your attention on the

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    CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

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    CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Problem English is widely used in the world and has become the international language for a lot of people. The function of language itself is for communication. By having good communication‚ people will be able to have connection to each other wherever they come from. Almost all of our activities in our daily life need a communication in order to share our ideas‚ feelings to other people. The way to communicate our ideas is by making language. According

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    The study of memory dates back as far as the time of Ancient Greece‚ however‚ the birth of the study of memory is often credited to Ebbinghaus‚ who concentrated his research on memory store and capacity. The study of memory has had a long history‚ and still there are many myths associated with memory processes and the overall potential of memory. This paper will address one of the misconceptions which assumes that memory is a continuous tape of personal history. It will be shown that this is merely

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    Memory is the ability to store‚ retain and recall information and experiences. We have three types of memory‚ sensory‚ short-term and long term. Sensory memory is the ability to look at an item and then recall what it looks like within just a few seconds of looking at it. Short-term memory is the ability to recall information for several seconds to a minute without rehearsal. Long-term memory is when memory is stored for a significantly longer period of time than short-term or sensory memory

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    The Brain Development and Violence Juanita S Farmer DeVry University Victimology Professor: Jeannine Quear What causes a person to become violent? Is a person born to be a killer or do social pressures cause a person to lash out? These are questions that scientists have been searching for answers to for decades. Though there are many theories about biological influences‚ there is no set rule that applies to everyone that explains what makes a person turn violent. There are three events that

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    Infantile Amnesia Infantile amnesia is the inability to remember events that happened in early childhood before age 3. This is not caused by the time gap‚ because a person has an autobiographical memory that recalls many personally meaningful one-time events from the past. There are two theories that explain infantile amnesia‚ one credits brain development while the other refers to the use of language for storing information. The changes in the brain cause a development of a memory for

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