Most problems in remembering come at the retrieval stage rather than the storage stage. We are all very aware that memory is limited more in getting things out than getting them in. More can be stored in memory than can be retrieved. There is not much we can do to improve retrieval directly, but retrieval […]
src=”http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js”>
Remembering is generally viewed as consisting of three stages:
Acquisition or encoding is learning the material in the first place.
Storage is keeping the material that is needed.
Retrieval is finding the material and getting it back out when it is needed.
To help remember these three stages, we can refer to them as the “Three R’s […]
People can learn an amazing number of different things. We can learn to walk dance and swim. We can learn to type, repair watches, and program computers. We can learn to drive cars, ride bikes, and fly airplanes. We can learn languages, chemical formulas, and mathematical proofs. We can learn to read road maps, make […]