Definitions for Mind, Memory & Learning Terminology
Active Learning
An educational technique and theory that suggests you should be cognitively engaged in activities like debate, self-questioning, and even teaching to enhance your ability to learn information.
Fairytale Effect™
ROCKETMEMORY™ term explaining why you’re able to better remember elements at the beginning and end of list, story, or event, and how you can use that to your advantage
Memory Consolidation
The mental process whereby the trace of a memory is “fixed” in the brain. Consolidation is actually broken down into two specific processes: Synaptic Consolidation & System Consolidation
Primacy Effect
Refers to the fact you’re able to better remember items at the beginning of a list than in the middle. And that you’re able to better remember elements learned at the beginning of an event – such as material learned at the beginning of a study session.
RAM Music Effect™
ROCKETMEMORY™ term for the effect that certain classical music pieces have on enhancing your ability to learn and retain information.
Recency Effect
Refers to the fact you’re able to better remember items at the end of a list than in the middle. And that you’re able to better remember elements learned at the end of an event – such as material learned at the end of a study session.
Study Skills
Wetware
Refers to your biological tools and machinery — specifically your brain and body. And just like you can “hack” a piece of computer software or hardware to get more out of it… You can also “hack” your personal machinery or “Wetware”…
