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How To Remember Long Lists of Information
Presenter:Paul Nowak, Founder & Program Director
Welcome to the Webinar!
What Do Memories Look Like?
Types of Memory
● The Sensory Register
● Short-Term Memory (aka Working Memory)
● Long-Term Memory
The Sensory Register
● Touch
● Taste
● Sight
● Smell
● Hearing
Short-Term Memory / Working Memory
Like RAM on a Computer
Short-Term Memory / Working MemorySub-Systems within Short-Term Memory for:● Visual Imagery
○ Stored in an area called Visuospatial Sketchpad
● Verbal Information
● Auditory Information○ Stored in an area called the Phonological Loop
The Magic Number 71956: "The Magic Number 7, Plus or Minus Two"
George Miller's paper demonstrated the average capacity of short-term memory is 7
The Magic Number 7
How many items does it take beforeyou make a grocery list?
The Digit-Span Test
The number of digits you can accurately recall is known as the digit-span.
It is one way to measure the power of your short-term memory
Let's take the test...
The Digit-Span Test
Try to Memorize the Following Number:
8315
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
8315
The Digit-Span Test
Try to Memorize the Following Number:
39204
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
39204
The Digit-Span Test
Try to Memorize the Following Number:
167490
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
167490
The Digit-Span Test
Try to Memorize the Following Number:
0380128
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
0380128
The Digit-Span Test
Try to Memorize the Following Number:
82562821
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
82562821
The Digit-Span Test
Try to Memorize the Following Number:
493192854
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
493192854
The Digit-Span Test
Try to Memorize the Following Number:
4531694862
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
4531694862
The Digit-Span Test
Try to Memorize the Following Number:
32053728629
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
32053728629
The Digit-Span Test
Try to Memorize the Following Number:
743253294197
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
743253294197
The Digit-Span Test
Try to Memorize the Following Number:
9832173164810
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
9832173164810
The Digit-Span Test
(LAST ONE)Try to Memorize the Following Number:
49808936789540
The Digit-Span Test
Write it Down...
The Digit-Span Test
Did you get it right?
49808936789540
The Digit-Span Test
How many digits did you get to before you made a mistake?
831539204167490038012882562821493192854453169486232053728629743253294197983217316481049808936789540
The Average is 7
How To Expand Our Short-Term Memory
The "Chunking" Memory Technique
How To Expand Our Short-Term Memory
The "Chunking" Memory Technique
Try memorizing this 10-digit number:
3,129,823,812
How To Expand Our Short-Term Memory
The "Chunking" Memory Technique
Now Try Memorizing This 10-digit Number:
312-982-3812
How To Expand Our Short-Term Memory
The "Chunking" Memory Technique
Which is easier to memorize?
3,129,823,812or
312-982-3812
How To Expand Our Short-Term Memory
The "Chunking" Memory Technique
312-982-3812
Congratulations!You've boosted your short-term memory
capacity to 10 digits.
How To Expand Our Short-Term Memory
The "Chunking" Memory Technique
Try to remember these 14 letters:
XIBMSATPHDMTVX
How To Expand Our Short-Term Memory
The "Chunking" Memory Technique
Apply the Technique:
X - IBM - SAT - PHD - MTV - X
How To Expand Our Short-Term Memory
The "Chunking" Memory Technique
Which is easier to remember?
XIBMSATPHDMTVXor
X - IBM - SAT - PHD - MTV - X
How To Expand Our Short-Term Memory
The "Chunking" Memory Technique
X - IBM - SAT - PHD - MTV - XCongratulations!
You've boosted your short-term memory capacity to 14 letters.
Long-Term Memory (LTM)
Two Types of LTMs:1. Explicit Memory (Declarative Memory)2. Implicit Memory (Procedural Memory)
Long-Term Memory (LTM)
Encoding Memoriesfrom
Short-Term to Long-Term
Long-Term Memory (LTM)
Encoding Memoriesfrom
Short-Term to Long-Term
Shallow Encoding vs. Deep Encoding
Long-Term Memory (LTM)
Two Types of Long-Term Memory:
1. Declarative Memory (explicit memory)a. Semantic Memoryb. Episodic Memory
2. Procedural Memory (implicit memory)a. Examples: riding a bike, playing an instrument
or sport, walking, etc.
How To Deeply Encode a Memory
Using the Peg System
One of the easiest memory systems to learn
Can be applied to remembering a list of anything
How To Deeply Encode a Memory
Using the Peg System
Assume We Need to Remembera 10-item Grocery List
The Peg System to Remember Groceries
1. Bread2. Milk3. Tomatoes4. Soda5. Turkey6. Chips7. Strawberries8. Deodorant9. Cucumbers
10. Cereal
1. Pencil
2. Swan
3. McDonalds
4. Chair
5. Hook
6. Cherry
7. Lightning
8. Race Track
9. Balloon
10. Plate w/ Silverware
Create the Visualizations1. Bread2. Milk3. Tomatoes4. Soda5. Turkey6. Chips7. Strawberries8. Deodorant9. Cucumbers
10. Cereal
1. Pencil + Bread
2. Swan + Milk
3. McDonalds + Tomatoes
4. Chair + Soda
5. Hook + Turkey
6. Cherry + Chips
7. Lightning + Tomatoes
8. Race Track + Deodorant
9. Balloon + Cucumbers
10. Plate w/ Silverware + Cereal
Can you remember the list?
What's number 1?
Number 2?
Did you remember them all?1. Bread2. Milk3. Tomatoes4. Soda5. Turkey6. Chips7. Strawberries8. Deodorant9. Cucumbers
10. Cereal
How To Remember More Items
11. Detergent12. Toilet Paper13. Yogurt14. Flowers15. Cheese16. Coffee17. Fish18. Olives19. Toothpaste20. Ice Cream
Find a Theme for 11-20Everything is drenched in black oil
How To Remember More Items
Picture these items drenched in black oil with the other images (pencil, swan, etc.)
11. Detergent12. Toilet Paper13. Yogurt14. Flowers15. Cheese16. Coffee17. Fish18. Olives19. Toothpaste20. Ice Cream
Applying the Peg System to Reading
● Section 1 of the Chapter○ Associate it to a pencil
● Section 2 of the Chapter○ Associate it to a swan
● Etc, etc, etc...
Summary
● How the Memory Process Works○ Short-Term vs. Long-Term
● The Magic Number 7 & Digit-Span Test
● The "Chunking" Memory Technique
● Encoding from Short-Term to Long-Term Memory
● The Peg System
Thanks for Attending!
Contact Information:Paul Nowak
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