MEMORY

WHAT IS MEMORY?

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us. - Oscar Wilde Memory is the power & process of reproducing & recalling what has been learned & retained. One of the functions performed by BRAIN. The left side of the brain is considered to be adept at tasks that involve logic, language and analytical thinking. The right side of the brain is best at expressive and creative tasks.

According to a RESEARCH. WE REMEMBER

10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we see & hear 70% of what we say 90% of what we say & do

MEMORY PROCESS

ATTENTION & SELECTION ENCODING STORAGE RETRIEVAL

MEMORY TEST

CAUSES OF FORGETTING

Forgetting refers to the ability to retrieve previous stored information.

Forgetting curve
The forgetting curve shows the pattern (rate and amount) of forgetting that occurs over time.

RATE OF FORGETTING
Length of time\
20 mins 1 hour 8 hours 1 day 1 week

Amount retained
58% 44% 35% 34% 21%

Amount lost
42% 56% 65% 66% 79%

Forgetting occurs because of

The right retrieval cue or prompt not used. There is interference from competing material.

PROACTIVE RETROACTIVE

There is some underlying motivation not to be remember.

SUPPRESSION REPRESSION

Memory fades through disuse overtime.

ORGANIC AMNESIA

LEVELS OF FORGETTING

REPRESSIVE ERASURE :This is the type used government to remove the image or event.

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PRESCRIPTIVE FORGETTING:It is an act of state. It does not depend on one person forgetting. FORGETTING THAT IS CONSTITUTIVE IN THE FORMATION OF A NEW IDENTITY:It refers to the idea of forgetting the past identity.

LEVELS OF FORGETTING (Contd)

STRUCTURAL AMNESIA:It states that a person only remembers those who are socially important. FORGETTING AN ANNULMENT:It results from surplus information.

FORGETTING AS PLANNED OBSOLENCE:It happens when a product has a limited functionality.

LEVELS OF FORGETTING(Contd)

FORGETTING AS HUMILIATED SILENCE:It take place when a mishap occurs.

MEMORY TECHNIQUES
Acrostics: o It is a sentence made by using first letter of key words in a list of items to remember. o Ex: The order of the planets from the sun (without Pluto these days) - "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos".

MEMORY TECHNIQUES(Contd)
Acronyms: o It is a word or phrase made by using the first letter of key words in a list of items to remember. o Ex: VIBGYOR

MEMORY TECHNIQUES(Contd)
Mediation: o A type of mnemonic device in which you form association. o Ex: peso- pay so One pays with money.

Chunking: Useful for memorizing phone nos. Ex:+91 975 967 534 1

MEMORY TECHNIQUES(Contd..)
Word association: o These are jingles, rhymes, short songs and raps that work as memory tools to recall information. o Ex: In fourteen hundred and ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Visualization:Use vivid, colourful, senseladen images which are easier to remember.

MEMORY TECHNIQUES(Contd)
Etymology: o Remembering words through their origin. o Ex:- ego egoist,egotist,egocentric,egomaniac o Philein- bibliophile, anglophile

Oddities-Remembering something that is very strange. o Ex: egregiousEgg reach us (very bad)

RATE YOUR MEMORY

Santa Claus Clock Flowers Helmet Ball Rabbit Iron Computer Dart game Weighing machine