method of loci

Examples of method of loci in the following topics:

• Strategies for Improving Memory Quality and Duration

  • Rote memorization (the simple repetition of the stimuli over and over again without any real cues or understanding) is one of the least effective but most widely used methods of memorization.
  • This technique is known as the method of loci (or locus).
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  • One example of this approach is pill boxes that are labeled with a day of the week on each compartment.
  • It is commonly accepted that one of the functions of sleep and dreams is to process and optimize memory storage.

• Levels of Processing

  • Structural processing examines the structure of a word—for example, the font of the typed word or the letters within in it.
  • It is how we assess the appearance of the words to make sense of them and provide some type of simple meaning.
  • We compare the sound of the word to other words we have heard in order to retain some level of meaning in our memory.
  • One example of taking advantage of deeper semantic processing to improve retention is using the method of loci.
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• Psychology and the Scientific Method: From Theory to Conclusion

  • All scientific disciplines are united by their use of the scientific method.
  • To better understand the process of the scientific method, take a look at the following example:
  • The use of the scientific method is one of the main features that separates modern psychology from earlier philosophical inquiries about the mind.
  • This diagram shows the steps of the scientific method, which are listed below.
  • Defend each step of the scientific method as necessary to psychological research

• Managing Stress Through Conventional and Alternative Medicine

  • Stress management resources aim to control or diminish a person's level of stress through both conventional and alternative methods.
  • Conventional methods of stress management are most popular in the Western world.
  • Some conventional methods of reducing stress include psychiatric therapy and anxiety-reducing medications.
  • As with traditional medicine, conventional methods of stress management tend to focus on evidence-based approaches to both the stressor and the experience of stress.
  • Alternative methods of stress management have traditionally been popular in regions of the world outside of the United States, but they continue to gain influence in the Western world.

• Methods for Researching Human Development

  • Developmental psychology uses scientific research methods to study the changes that occur in human beings over the course of their lives.
  • Developmental psychology employs many of the research methods used in other areas of psychology; however, infants and children cannot be tested in the same ways as adults.
  • Three research methods used include the experimental, correlational, and case study approach.
  • The experimental method involves actual manipulation of treatments, circumstances, or events to which the participant or subject is exposed.
  • This method can be used to draw conclusions about which types of development are universal (or normative) and occur in most members of a cohort.

• Research Methods for Evaluating Treatment Efficacy

  • Topics commonly explored in studies of counseling processes and outcomes include therapist variables, client variables, the counseling or therapeutic relationship, cultural variables, process and outcome measurement, mechanisms of change, and process and outcome research methods.
  • When assessing the effectiveness of therapy, researchers often rely on mixed-method designs, which means using both quantitative and qualitative designs.
  • Ideally, therapies should use mixed methods to provide both quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Quantitative methods include randomly controlled clinical trials, correlational studies over the course of counseling, and laboratory studies about specific counseling processes and outcome variables.
  • Describe the research methods and criteria that are used to determine the effectiveness of therapy

• Psychology and the Scientific Method

  • The scientific method is an orderly system of procedures that is used in the field of psychological research.
  • In using the scientific method there are four main goals: 1) figuring out what a person wants to research, 2) collecting and analyzing the appropriate data, 3) drawing relevant conclusions of the data, and 4) communicating the relevant findings to the pool of psychological knowledge.
  • Several types of studies exist within the scientific method—experiments, descriptive studies, case studies, surveys, and non-descriptive studies.
  • Critical thinking is a key component of the scientific method in psychology .
  • Because of this, critical thinking and the use of the scientific method is especially important in psychology because it helps to minimize prejudice, bias, and other cognitive errors that often come with the examination of such subjective concepts.

• Shaping

  • Shaping is a method of operant conditioning by which successive approximations of a target behavior are reinforced.
  • Instead of rewarding only the target, or desired, behavior, the process of shaping involves the reinforcement of successive approximations of the target behavior.
  • The method requires that the subject perform behaviors that at first merely resemble the target behavior; through reinforcement, these behaviors are gradually changed, or shaped, to encourage the performance of the target behavior itself.
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  • This process has been replicated with other animals—including humans—and is now common practice in many training and teaching methods.

• Introduction to Psychotherapy

  • "Psychotherapy" is an umbrella term that describes the use of psychological methods to help a client overcome distressing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
  • "Psychotherapy" is an umbrella term that describes the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change and overcome problems in desired ways.
  • Depending on the individual and the types of symptoms they are experiencing, a particular method of psychotherapy may be employed.
  • These methods focus exclusively on behaviors, or on behaviors in combination with thoughts and feelings that might be causing them.
  • This approach can be useful in that is uses the techniques and theories that work best in a specific patient's scenario, rather than sticking solely to the methods of one discipline.

• Preventing Psychological Disorders

  • Primary prevention includes methods to avoid the occurrence of a disorder or disease altogether.
  • This method targets individuals and groups who have a high risk of developing a mental illness based on biological, social, or psychological risk factors.
  • Secondary prevention includes methods to diagnose and treat a disorder or disease in its early stages before it causes significant distress.
  • Tertiary prevention includes methods to reduce the negative impact of existing disorders or diseases by reducing complications and restoring lost function.
  • These methods include interventions that prevent relapse, promote rehabilitation, and reduce the nature of the disorder.