Week 6: Task 1 - Long Term Memory

The first video is a crazy guy introduced the long term memory. He said that long term memory is like a file in the computer. There are two types of long term memory: Procedural memory and Declarative memory. Procedural memory is the memory you doing something such as backing a cake. There are two parts of Procedural memory. First is episode which is like life. Second is Semantic memory that you learning at school and playing games.

The second video is a woman introduced that there are four ways to help long term retrieval. First, you have to repeat recite and review. She teaches “Mississippi” to two people. You have to listen and speak the spelling in order to remember the word. The second way of them is distributive practice. You can divide the word to memory. The third way is serial position effect. Finally, you have to find the similarities and differences. You can learn fast by using common word to help your memory.

I prefer the second video. I learn the long term memory due to the women introduced the detail. She talks the clear steps and ways. The last way she taught that make me feel amazing. I haven’t heard that way to memorize. I will try to do this in my studying.

Recite- to say a poem, piece of literature etc that you have learned, for people to listen to
Distributive-connected with distribution