LL-L "Memorization" 2011.02.27 (01) [EN]

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From: Obiter Dictum <obiterdictum at mail.ru>
Subject: LL-L "Memorization" 2011.02.21 (02) [EN]

Sorry about being slow to react.

Mike Morgan wrote:

That said, I agree that the rhythm and melody ARE (at least part of) what
makes poetry easier to memorize than prose... and structured lists of new
vocabulary easier to memorize than random lists. If *I* may speculate
(though I don't think it IS speculation), man is "programmed" by the
structured network nature of his neural system to see/hear structure (and
this is also the reason why conspiracy theories "work"; they provide a
structured explanation for what MAY be unstructured events)...
Therefore, the more structured a text is, the easier it is to find the
structure... and there for easier it is to learn/memorize. This is ALSO the
trick behind mnemonics: they provide a structure for otherwise seemingly
random things (like which months have 30 days and which don't, or whether
"i" comes before "e" in spelling English words).



Mike, do I take it correct that what you call structure/structuredness is in
fact repetition/repetitiveness?

(Come to think of it, it's not the repetition of the content (sense) that
works, but rather the repetition of form, to which the content is hitched.
So most complex content can be piggybacked on repetitition for a free lift
into long-term memory, right?)

But then, exactly how do you all think repetition works on memory? Any
ideas?

Thanks in advance
Vlad Lee/Toyotomi Ri



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