Psychology › Section H · Memory › Topic H.4
Ways to enhance memory
Good memory is mostly good method. The research on how memory works points to a handful of strategies that reliably help, and a few popular habits that mostly waste time. This topic turns the science into a study plan.
In this topic
- Method, not a special brain
- Rehearse for meaning, not just repetition
- Chunk and organise
- Mnemonic devices
- Test yourself: the testing effect
- Space it out, and mix it up
- Make it personal, say it, explain it
- Sleep, exercise, focus and what to drop
- Worked example: a ten-day plan
- Worked example: a memory route
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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