Mind Tool’s site on memory techniques and mnemonics will help you apply the concepts taught in this chapter to improve your own memory. This site reviews the underlying principles of effective mnemonic systems, then introduces several specific mnemonics and applies them to the remembering of names, dates, telephone numbers, and so on. Of special interest to you will be the section “Using mnemonics for exams.” The “How to Improve Your Memory” tutorial site also contains many helpful hints.
Visit these sites and then prepare answers to the following:
1. What three fundamental principles underlie the use of mnemonics?
2. Describe three specific mnemonic techniques that are not described in the text.
3. Show how one of the three mnemonic devices described above can be applied to studying for an exam.