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January 2001
Memorization Tips: Steps to Remembering
The following information was taken from the "Memory - Theories and Processes" page
posted by Intelegen Inc. This site contains information about memory and how it works:
"Attention:
There is much more information in your environment than you can process at any one time. Thus, you must make choices (conscious and unconscious) regarding what you will give your attention to."
"Encoding:
Basically, encoding refers to translating what you choose to remember into a mental representation that can be stored in memory. You can encode the same information in a number of different ways. For example, you can encode information according to its sound (acoustic code), what it looks like (visual code), or what it means (semantic code)."
"Storage:
Storage is the process of holding information in your memory. A distinction is often made between short-term and long-term memory. Short-term memory is just that, brief and transient. Think about looking up a new phone number in the phone book and making a call. You may remember it long enough to make the call, but do not recall it later.
The transfer of information from short- to long-term memory can be achieved in many ways. Simply repeating the information can help if it's repeated enough times. For example, frequently called phone numbers are remembered because you have used (repeated) the number many times. Although simply repeating, or practicing, something can help move it into long-term memory, another strategy for transferring information is to think about it deeply."
"Retrieval:
Retrieval is the process of actually remembering something when you want to. In terms of memory improvement, it can help to understand how the retrieval process relates to encoding and storage. If you encoded something visually, but are trying to retrieve it acoustically, you will have difficulty remembering. The more ways information has been encoded, the more ways there are for retrieving it."
(Note: Reference to this site is being made simply to point out the information
contained there. SoftLore, LLC does not have an affiliation with this site, or
any other site that we refer to in our "Memorization Tips", nor does this
reference imply an endorsement of any products, services, or theories associated
with the site)
Do you have some favorite tips and techniques for memorizing? Please
feel free to share them with us.
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