Search results
Results from the Tech24 Deals Content Network
Mnemonic. Knuckle mnemonic for the number of days in each month of the Gregorian calendar. Each knuckle represents a 31-day month. A mnemonic device ( / nɪˈmɒnɪk / nih-MON-ik) [ 1] or memory device is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval in the human memory, often by associating the information with something ...
THE PLAZA PAD is another mnemonic for the first 11 (and most important) Ionian philosophers: Thales, Heraclitus, Empedocles, Protagoras, Leucippus, Anaximander, Zeno, Anaximenes, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Democritus. SPA is a mnemonic for the philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle in their order of appearance, Socrates first.
An example of mnemonic devices are PEMDAS or Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally; this is a device for arithmetic when solving equations that have parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, or subtraction and what order to do each calculation. Words or an acronym can stand for a process that individuals need to recall.
Mnemonic peg system. The mnemonic peg system, invented by Henry Herdson, [ 1] is a memory aid that works by creating mental associations between two concrete objects in a one-to-one fashion that will later be applied to to-be-remembered information. [ 2] Typically this involves linking nouns to numbers and it is common practice to choose a noun ...
Elaborative encoding. Elaborative encoding is a mnemonic system that uses some form of elaboration, such as an emotional cue, to assist in the retention of memories and knowledge. [1] In this system one attaches an additional piece of information to a memory task which makes it easier to recall. For instance, one may recognize a face easier if ...
The application of a mnemonic is intentional, suggesting that in order to successfully use a mnemonic device an individual should be aware that the mnemonic can aid his or her memory. [31] Awareness of how a mnemonic facilitates one's memory is an example of metamemory.
Mnemonic major system. The major system (also called the phonetic number system, phonetic mnemonic system, or Herigone's mnemonic system) is a mnemonic technique used to help in memorizing numbers. The system works by converting numbers into consonants, then into words by adding vowels. The system works on the principle that images can be ...
Human memory is the process in which information and material is encoded, stored and retrieved in the brain. [ 1] Memory is a property of the central nervous system, with three different classifications: short-term, long-term and sensory memory. [ 2] The three types of memory have specific, different functions but each are equally important for ...