nemonics, but they all help a human learn. There is rehearsal, which is basically repetition or information. It is the most commonly used in schools from students. Elaboration is another, where you find connections between old information you know, with the new information you already are familiar with. An example of this might be that the new information you learn on “Learning methods” can be connected with your past knowledge on “memory.” Method of loci is used to remember a list of items. You think of a familiar thing and make a connection with the list you want to remember. An example can be you see a hot dog in your car, to remember “hot dog.” There are a lot more mnemonics that humans use to store information in their minds, now hoe do we retrieve this information when it is necessary to do so? This is the last process.In retrieving, we either recall, or recognize information we need. In recall, we state the fact, or the idea being sought, based on what we can remember. And in recognition, we identify from a group of things what it is we are seeking. Example of this can be multiple choice questions, where we recognize which is the correct answer. An example of recall is short answer questions, or remembering a phone number. If our minds are capable of encoding, storing, and retrieving so much information, why is it that a lot of the times we cannot remember things?There are many theories that answer this question, and all have different views, but one of the most common is the “Decay Theory” which basically says that as time passes, the information is not being used, and it fades away. There are other theories that involve either retrieval problems or encoding problems, which are related to Learning disorders that people suffer from in their life, although they can adapt to other methods for memorizing information.Memorization, and learning are linked together, because we learn to ...
