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Meaningfulness in Long Term Memory. U se a sheet of scratch paper View the list for 1 minute Write down as many items from the list as you can recall (any order). List 1: 1 minute to view. 2 minutes. List as many items as you can recall from list 1. List 2: 1 minute to view. 2 minutes.
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Meaningfulness in Long Term Memory • Use a sheet of scratch paper • View the list for 1 minute • Write down as many items from the list as you can recall (any order)
2 minutes • List as many items as you can recall from list 1
2 minutes • List as many items as you can recall from list 2
2 minutes • List as many items as you can recall from list 3
Class Discussion • Why were you able to remember more items from list 2 and 3 than list 1 • List 2 = the words have meaning as opposed to nonsense syllables in list 1 • List 3 = words have meaning AND they are semantically similar by being associated with a beach scene • Those who remembered the most words on list 3 = probably engaged in “elaborative rehearsal” • A memorization method that involves thinking about how new information relates to info already stored in long-term memory