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Freeman
PSY 150
Suggestions to Improve Memory
These suggestions are based on what I teach in PSY 150 and are supported by
research. –Ms. Freeman
• Organize information.
• Read the chapters. Use the study helps in your textbook.
• Learn general concepts before details.
• Use lists.
• Make notecards to quiz yourself.
• Use visual imagery (graphs, pictures, …)
• Use positive, pleasant images.
• Vivid , colorful images are easier to remember. Use highlighters.
• Color code your notes.
• Write down or reference in your textbook every diagram, map or
symbol used or referenced by the instructor.
• Repeat information and talk out loud.
• Teach the information.
• Create your own examples, relating difficult material to your own