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Episode 32: Mnemonics and Two Keys to Learning

October 14th, 2007 at 1:24 pm

To learn or not to learn that is the question this week on The Psych Files. Come with me as I explore mnemonic techniques, learn to memorize Hamlet’s famous speech, and learn 2 keys to true, lasting learning.

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Mnemonic Techniques:

  • Acronyms: "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge" and ROY G BIV
  • Rhyme - "30 days has September"
  • method of Loci
  • Pegword ("one is a bun")
  • Keywords

Using keywords to remember the lobes of the brain:

  • Occipital - Eyes - octopus with eyes instead of suckers
  • Parietal - Touch - piranha biting you
  • Temporal - Hearing - tempo is something you hear
  • Frontal - Thinking - "front door" you open the door and Einstein is there

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