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ERIC Number: EJ564659
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
Coming to Terms with the Keyword Method in Introductory Psychology: A "Neuromnemonic" Example.
Carney, Russell N.; Levin, Joel R.
Teaching of Psychology, v25 n2 p132-34 1998
Provides a series of simple mnemonic exercises for memorizing terminology related to the central nervous system. The exercise chooses a keyword for a set of specific functions ("medal" for "medulla") and then constructs an imaginary situation, expressed in one or two sentences, illustrating some of those functions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Keywords, Memorization, Memory, Metacognition, Mnemonics, Neuropsychology, Psychology, Study Skills, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Study, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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