Memory

There are three fundamental principles that underlie the use of mnemonics-definition being devices to aide in remembering long passages. 1) Mentally revisiting a location and retrieve the associated image. 2) Acoustic codes- memorizing a jingle. 3) Visual codes- Imagine the things that you recall, visually associate them with the jingle and practice, practice, practice remembering.

Three mnemonic techniques are: 1) Number shape techniques, this technique works by helping you to build pictures in your mind, in which the numbers are represented by images. 2) Number Rhyme, in which you represent numbers by things that rhyme with the number 3) Using mnenomics to learn more effectively, in which you would use positive, pleasant images. Exaggerate the size of important parts of the image. Use humor, funny or peculiar things that are easier to remember than normal ones.

One of these mnemonic devices that can be used for an exam would be the number rhyme technique. For example" number one - so much fun". I also feel that learning through images can be very effective too for studying.

Some undesireable behaviors associated with low EQ are; Abuse, self harm and insecurity.

Scientists argue the concept of the EQ. by Daniel Goleman, a Harvard psychology PhD. David Caruso feels that people have been misled by Golemans' study of emotional intelligence. David thought that Goleman's idea of emotional intelligence was absurd, ridiculous and embarrassing. One of the things Goleman believed in was that chanting was a way to relieve stress.(UTNE Reader, Thinking Ahead) & (http://eqi.org/)

The concept of EQ is being used in the business world too. At Bell Labs, where everyone is smart, studies find that the most valued and productive engineers are those with traits of emotional intelligence. Using EQ in the business world helps to obtain the most committed, sympathetic and caring person (UTNA Reader, Thinking Ahead).



From this unit I learned detailed points of memory and encoding information.