Some Methods Are Better Than Others for Improving Memory

question 32

Multiple Choice

Some methods are better than others for improving memory. Which of the following is LEAST likely to help you remember things?

• A) Using the method of loci to remember lists
• B) Imagining visual images to associate with information
• C) Taking herbal remedies such as ginkgo biloba
• D) Making rhymes to remember a series of names

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The knowledge that an object exists even when it is not in sight.

Piaget

A reference to Jean Piaget, a psychologist known for his work on child development and cognitive theory.

Conservation

In Piaget’s Theory the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object’s nature.

Climacteric

A phase in the aging process of humans during which there is a gradual decline in reproductive capacity and possibly the onset of other physiological changes.