Real-World Recall Cramming is less effective for remembering something than repeat learning sessions spread over time, numerous experiments have confirmed.Psychologists call this the spacing effect. But the spacing effect may not work as well for “associative memory,” that is, recalling real-world mixes of information, which often involves remembering a single item, say a new co-worker’s name, in a variety of different contexts, say in another location or after your co-worker has a new haircut. In recent experiments, people better remembered information if it was presented in variable scenes or contexts than if it was always paired with the same scene, write cognitive neuroscientist Emily T. Cowan and colleagues. Study subjects also better remembered the paired pieces of information in crammed learning sessions than in sessions spread out over time. Key takeaway:If you’re trying to remember someone’s name in a limited amount of time, simply repeating their name in your mind might not be the most effective approach. Instead, think of their name plus their hair color, their name plus where you met them, and their name plus their favorite food, Cowan writes.
What the experts say:Cramming and repetition both have a place when it comes to remembering material, Cowan writes. In the classroom, “depending on what a teacher wants their student to learn, class materials could be either repeated across lessons identically or embedded within a new lesson plan each time.”
Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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