Archive for December, 2007
How Do You Lose Short-term Memory?
Thursday, December 13th, 2007Short-term memory, often called the “primary,” “working” or “active” memory, is said to retain information for about 20 seconds. Short -term memory retaining capability alters from about 3 or 4 elements (i.e., words, digits, or letters) to about 9 elements: the capacity that is generally quoted is 7±2 elements. However, long-term memory can retain […]
Remember What You Can In Quick and Easy Steps
Monday, December 10th, 2007You might have heard of Mnemonics and how they can help you improve your memory.
Mnemonics aren’t difficult or tiresome activities; in fact, it’s as if there’s no pressure when doing the actual memorization because of how simple and pleasant the steps can be. An example of a mnemonic method is the […]
