12 Steps to a Better Memory

Name: 12 Steps to a Better Memory
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ISBN: 9780028605791

ISBN-10: 0028605799

ISBN-13: 9780028605791

Edition: N/A

Authors: Carol A. Turkington

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For everyone who has ever forgotten birthdays, misplaced important papers, or had to cram for a test, help is on the way! This brand new guide explains all the latest techniques for recalling names, places, lists, faces, addresses, numbers, and any other hard-to-remember information--in just six short weeks.

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List price: $9.95
Publisher: Peterson's
Publication date: 10/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Introduction	p. ix
Understand How Memory Works	p. 1
Where Is Memory?	p. 2
How Memories Begin	p. 2
How Memories Are Recorded	p. 3
How Memories Are Retrieved	p. 4
The Three Stages of Memory Formation	p. 5
Memory Lapses	p. 7
IQ and Memory	p. 8
Sleep Learning	p. 9
Memory Improvement Techniques	p. 10
Recognize the Keys to a Better Memory	p. 13
Pay Attention	p. 14
Associate	p. 20
Visualize	p. 23
Improve Your Everyday Memory	p. 27
Everyday Forgetting	p. 27
Remembering Places	p. 28
Remembering Everyday Information	p. 30
Keeping Track of Dates and Appointments	p. 34
Conquering Absentmindedness	p. 38
Remembering Quantities	p. 45
Recalling Where You Put Things	p. 46
Keeping to Schedules	p. 47
Thinking Up Your Own Strategies	p. 49
Learn the Method of Loci	p. 51
Following in the Footsteps of Memory	p. 52
Expanding Your Loci System	p. 54
Follow the Link Method	p. 57
The Limitations of Links	p. 58
Practicing Linking	p. 60
The Story System	p. 60
How Effective Are the Link and Story Systems?	p. 61
Master the Peg System	p. 63
What Is the Peg System?	p. 64
The Rhyming-Peg Method	p. 65
Alphabet Pegs	p. 69
Other Peg Systems	p. 70
Phonetic Pegs	p. 70
Remember Names	p. 75
What's Your Name Again?	p. 76
Verbal Techniques for Remembering Names	p. 79
Visual Techniques for Remembering Names	p. 82
Remember Speeches and Foreign Languages	p. 89
Mnemonic Techniques for Speakers	p. 90
Foreign-Language Techniques	p. 95
Remember Numbers	p. 99
Chunking	p. 100
Simple Visualization	p. 100
Numerical Relationships	p. 101
Secret-Code Method	p. 101
Phonetic Peg System	p. 102
Picture Code	p. 103
Aerobic Exercise	p. 104
Twelve-Digit Code for Dates	p. 105
Improve Your Study Methods	p. 107
Techniques for Recording Information	p. 109
The PQRST Method	p. 111
Make the Most of Your Study Time	p. 114
Use Peg Systems in Your Studies	p. 117
Try Link Systems to Learn	p. 118
Experiment with the Method of Loci	p. 123
Maintain Memory with Age	p. 125
How Memory Ages	p. 125
How to Improve Your Memory	p. 135
Improve Your Memory Through Your Lifestyle	p. 147
Stress and Memory	p. 148
When Your Mind Goes Blank	p. 149
Diet and Memory	p. 151
Sleep and Memory	p. 155
Medication and Memory	p. 156
Alcohol and Memory	p. 158
Smoking and Memory	p. 159
Caffeine and Memory	p. 160
Glossary	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 169
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