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Hearing the sound of a large truck that sounds similar to a garbage truck will also remind me.
Some cues make remembering easier as well, by being a specific reminder. If someone asked me if I had done everything I needed to do today, I might remember that I need to take out the trash. However, if someone asked me if I had taken out the trash, I would almost definitely remember that I need to do so.
Finally, I am more likely to remember something if I have repeated it to myself several times. If I keep telling myself or being reminded by other people that I need to take out the trash, I am far more likely to remember it than if I only had one reminder. This is because I need the repetition to move the information from my short-term memory. Short-term memory can only store a limited amount of information for a short period of time.
6] "Information from short-term memory is stored in long-term memory by rehearsal. The repeated exposure to a stimulus or the rehearsal of a piece of information transfers it into long-term memory. Experiments also suggest that learning time is most effective if it is distributed over time." [7]
Footnotes
1] Ward, K. (2004, 15 October) Psychology of memory: remembering. Ken Ward's creative memory course. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://www.trans4mind.com/personal_development/creative-memory/psychology.htm
2] Ward, K. (2004, 15 October) Psychology of memory: remembering. Ken Ward's creative memory course. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://www.trans4mind.com/personal_development/creative-memory/psychology.htm
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(1997, September) Creating false memories. Scientific American, volume 277, #3. 70-75. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://faculty.washington.edu/eloftus/Articles/sciam.htm
4] Ward, K. (2004, 15 October) Psychology of memory: remembering. Ken Ward's creative memory course. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://www.trans4mind.com/personal_development/creative-memory/psychology.htm
5] Ward, K. (2004, 15 October) Psychology of memory: remembering. Ken Ward's creative memory course. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://www.trans4mind.com/personal_development/creative-memory/psychology.htm
6] Stasko, J. (1997) Human memory. Human-computer interface, Winter. Retrieved on November 11, 2004, at http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs6751_97_winter/Topics/human-cap/memory.html
7] Stasko, J. (1997) Human memory. Human-computer interface, Winter. Retrieved on November 11, 2004, at http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs6751_97_winter/Topics/human-cap/memory.html
Works Cited
Stasko, J. (1997) Human memory. Human-computer interface, Winter. Retrieved on November 11, 2004, at http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs6751_97_winter/Topics/human-cap/memory.html
Ward, K. (2004, 15 October) Psychology of memory: remembering. Ken Ward's creative memory course. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://www.trans4mind.com/personal_development/creative-memory/psychology.htm
Loftus, E. (1997, September) Creating false memories. Scientific American, volume 277, #3. 70-75. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://faculty.washington.edu/eloftus/Articles/sciam.htm
Works Cited
Stasko, J. (1997) Human memory. Human-computer interface, Winter. Retrieved on November 11, 2004, at http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs6751_97_winter/Topics/human-cap/memory.html
Ward, K. (2004, 15 October) Psychology of memory: remembering. Ken Ward's creative memory course. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://www.trans4mind.com/personal_development/creative-memory/psychology.htm
Loftus, E. (1997, September) Creating false memories. Scientific American, volume 277, #3. 70-75. Retrieved November 11, 2004 at http://faculty.washington.edu/eloftus/Articles/sciam.htm
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