Chunking, Elaboration and Rehearsal are certain memory exercise that help with the retention and recall, when large amount of study materials needs to be remembered. 1. Chunking: Chunks are units of ...

When you need to remember a phone number, a shopping list or a set of instructions, you rely on what psychologists and neuroscientists refer to as working memory. It’s the ability to hold and ...

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Researchers believe working memory is central to the functioning of the mind. Pixabay When you need to remember a phone number, a shopping list or a set of instructions, you rely on what psychologists ...

Put down those science text books and work at recalling information from memory. That's the shorthand take away message of new research that says practicing memory retrieval boosts science learning ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. When you need to remember a phone number, a shopping list or a set of ...