Try: One common memorization technique is to use mnemonics mnemonics the initial "m" is silent are clues of any kind that help us remember something usually by helping us associate the information we want to remember with a visual image a sentence or a word the following are examples of common mnemonic devices that are used to help improve memory visual image associate a visual image with a word or name to help remember them better positive pleasant images that are vivid colorful and three-dimensional will be easier to remember acronym an acronym is a word that is made up by taking the first letters of all the key words or ideas you need to remember and creating a new word out of them rhymes and alliteration rhymes alliteration a repeating sound or syllable and even jokes are a memorable way to remember more mundane facts and figures chunking chunking breaks a long list of numbers or other types of information into smaller more manageable chunks method of loci imagine placing the items to remember along a route you know well or in specific locations in a familiar room or building information references helpguide org
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