mnemonic device

(noun)

Any specific learning technique that aids information retention.

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Examples of mnemonic device in the following topics:

  • Strategies for Improving Memory Quality and Duration

    • An example of a mnemonic device would be if a child remembered how to spell GEOGRAPHY with the saying "George Eagle's Old Grandmother Rode A Pig Home Yesterday."
    • Another way to improve memory is through the use of a mnemonic device.
    • A mnemonic device is a learning technique that aids learning, usually through association.
    • Mood congruence is a possible mnemonic device, but one that is not easily employed.
    • Spaced practice is a better mnemonic strategy than massed practice.

  • Introduction to Memory Encoding

    • An example of a mnemonic is remembering the colors of the rainbow by the name Roy G.
    • Chunking and mnemonics (discussed below) aid in semantic encoding; sometimes, deep processing and optimal retrieval occurs.
    • Mnemonic devices, sometimes simply called mnemonics, are one way to help encode simple material into memory.
    • A mnemonic is any organization technique that can be used to help remember something.
    • Another type of mnemonic is an acronym, in which a person shortens a list of words to their initial letters to reduce their memory load.

  • Cognitive Development in Adolescence

    • Adolescents are more aware of their own thought processes and can use mnemonic devices and other strategies to think more efficiently.

  • Other Steps

    • Some strategies used in semantic encoding include chunking and mnemonics.

  • The Five-Factor Model

    • In the center column, notice that the first letter of each trait spells the mnemonic OCEAN.

  • Human Language Development

    • Chomsky terms this innate ability the "language acquisition device."

  • Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

    • Despite the increasing physical challenges of old age, many new assistive devices made especially for the home have enabled more old people to care for themselves and accomplish activities of daily living (ADL).
    • Some examples of devices are a medical alert and safety system, shower seat (preventing the person from getting tired in the shower and falling), bed cane (offering support to those with unsteadiness getting in and out of bed), and ADL cuff (used with eating utensils for people with paralysis or hand weakness).

  • Psychosurgery

    • In deep-brain stimulation (DBS), a device like a pacemaker is implanted into a part of the brain to send electrical impulses to that area of the brain.

  • Body-Oriented Psychotherapies

    • Light is usually controlled with various devices.