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Information Processing/Memory Survey

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Take the following survey and see how much you know about MEMORY. While you are in college, it is helpful to know how to store information effectively. The more effectively information is stored, the more effectively you will be able to retrieve it for exams. If the statement is true or a POSITIVE strategy, mark P; if the response is false or a NEGATIVE strategy, mark N.

  P N  
1. Concentration affects how well information is remembered.
2. I relate previously learned information to the information I am currently learning.
3. I really don’t have to understand new information I am currently learning.
4. I create visual mappings to help me remember information.
5. Organization of information is the key to an effective memory.
6. I review notes once a week.
7. I have problems identifying what’s important when I study.
8. I have trouble understanding and studying information that’s not interesting to me.
9. I utilize mnemonic techniques when I study.
10. Mnemonic techniques are enough for me to get by in all of my classes at college.
11. When learning new and difficult information, I read aloud.
12. I make a conscious effort to learn new information — I purposely intend to remember.

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