Improving You Memory

By: Adam Bass

Introduction

• Has anyone ever had trouble remembering someone’s name or forgot where you put something?

• I will be sharing with you: How memory works Some techniques for improving you memory

How Memory Works

Understanding the Components of memory

• 3 components of memory:

1. Sensory memory

2. Working memory

3. Long-term memory

Source: “Improving Your Memory” (2005) by Janet Fogler and Lynn Stern pp6-10

How We Remember: Encoding

• Encoding - Getting information into long-term memory.

• Focusing your attention on what you want to remember

Source: “Improving Your Memory” (2005) by Janet Fogler and Lynn Stern pp11-18

How We Remember: Retrieval

2 ways to retrieve information from long-term memory:

• 1)Recognition

• 2)Recalling

Cues can be triggered when recalling info. It is basically an event, thought, picture, word, sound, etc. that triggers the retrieval of info. from long-term memory.

Source: “Improving Your Memory” (2005) by Janet Fogler and Lynn Stern pp11-18

Why We Forget• An important part of the memory process is making decisions about

what information is good to you and worth the effort to decipher it

• 1. Some information never gets to your memory bank

• 2. Memories that enter the memory bank may be overtaken with future similar info. that makes the original memory un-retainable

• 3. Info. that you are completely new on will be harder to remember

• 4. Some info. can be remembered once you find the proper cue

• 5. The way we are influences what and how we remember

• 6. Some pieces of remembered info. may gather together incorrectly

• 7. Some memories just go away…

Source: “Improving Your Memory” (2005) by Janet Fogler and Lynn Stern pp19-21

Strategies to Improve your Memory

Improving Your Ability to Encode

• 4 kinds of strategies

• Association

• Visualization

• Active Observation

• Elaboration

Source: “Improving Your Memory” (2005) by Janet Fogler and Lynn Stern pp84-95

Remembering More Than 1 Item

• The Story Method

• Chunking

• First Letter Cues

• Ex: Never Eat Soggy Waffles/ North East South West

• Create a Word Categorization

Source: “Improving Your Memory” (2005) by Janet Fogler and Lynn Stern pp105-111

Improving Your Ability to Recall

• Three techniques:

• Cue Yourself

• Alphabet Search

• Review in Advance

Source: “Improving Your Memory” (2005) by Janet Fogler and Lynn Stern pp112-116

General Tips for Remembering

• 1. Trust in yourself• 2. Make notice of what you want to remember• 3. Focus your attention on the matter• 4. Take out distractions• 5. Give yourself time• 6. Use all of your senses• 7. Organize yourself• 8.Recognize and deal with the problems that may be

negatively influencing you memory• 9. Relax• 10. Laugh • 11. Enjoy your earlier memories

Source: “Improving Your Memory” (2005) by Janet Fogler and Lynn Stern pp117-119

Conclusion

• Now you all understand how our memory works and strategies used to help you remember better!

• I hope you all enjoyed my presentation on “improving your memory” and now will use the strategies I mentioned in your everyday life.

Bibliography

• Stern, Lynn and Fogler, Janet. (2005). Improving Your Memory: How to Remember What You’re Starting to Forget. (3rd ed.). Baltimore and London. (APA)

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