SOC137: THIS COURSE DOES NOT REQUIRE A FINAL EXAM
SYLLABUS
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1.)YOUR ASSIGNMENTSare on thisSYLLABUS. READ IT ALL BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR WORK. Links for assignments are on this document. For textual readings, use the “Access Class Downloads” link on your class page. Any additional links will be on this syllabus.
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- FIRST, complete your assignments for “WEEK ONE” on paper or computer. Essays MUST be double spaced and size 12 Times New Roman black font. Always save your work. Always type final work unless it is a drawing or graph. DO NOT SUBMIT SCANS OF WORK that are not for the purpose of a special project, art, or a mathematical graph or hand done math worksheet by which the answers could not be typed. Still copy that scan or photo to this document. Keep photos/images small.
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I understand that I must use research conventions to cite and clearly mark other people's ideas and words within my paper. I understand that plagiarism is an act of intellectual dishonesty. I understand it is academically unethical and unacceptable to do any of the following acts of which I will be immediately expelled without refund:
- To submit an essay written in whole or in part by another student as if it were my own.
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- To cheat on tests or quizzes through the use of crib sheets, hidden notes, viewing another student's paper, revealing the answers on my own paper to another student through verbal or textual communication, sign language, or other means of storing and communicating information--including electronic devices, recording devices, cellular telephones, headsets, and portable computers.
- To copy another student's work and submit the work as if it were the product of my own labor.
Course SOC137: The Science of Mnemonics -Memory Training: ‘Mnemonic' is another word for memory tool. Mnemonics are methods for remembering information that is otherwise quite difficult to recall. The basic principle of mnemonics is to use as many of the best functions of your brain as possible to store information. The three fundamental principles underlying the use of mnemonics are imagination, association and location. Working together, you can use these principles to generate powerful memory training or mnemonic systems. Memory training is a process of consciously retaining, storing and recalling experiences. Through learning, knowledge is acquired, and through memory this knowledge is made available. Through memory training, creative memory is optimized. This course’s purpose is to enhance and train memory for self-improvement.
INTRO TO Mnemonics
Mnemonics
Memory Training for Enhanced Mental Fitness
Memory training is a process of consciously retaining, storing and recalling experiences. Through learning, knowledge is acquired, and through memory this knowledge is made available. Through memory training, creative memory is optimized for self-improvement
There are different types of memory, temporary or short term, which is stored for a very short period of time in the brain- a millisecond to a few minutes, and permanent or long term. Short term memory can become long term through focused attention, associated ideas, and repetition.
There are also two categories of memory. Declarative memory is what we use to remember facts and events, such as your phone number, or anniversary. Procedural memory is what comes into play for procedures and abilities, such as riding a bicycle, driving a car, or tying your shoes. Muscle memory of dancers and martial artists are of this procedural type. Both types benefit from memory training.
How To Improve Memory
You already remember things. How do you do that? Your address, your phone or social security number. Think about these. What is it about these things that make them so memorable? Maybe the sheer repetition over time. Perhaps it's a matter of identifying with the information. "This is MY number". Try identifying with whatever it is you need to remember.
Need to remember how a word is spelled? Visualize the word in the upper left portion of your visual field. Lump the letters into several 3 or 4 letter chunks. Repeat the visualization of these chunks several times.
Special Repetition
There is a hidden time factor to memory training. Repeat a new piece of information several times, then think of anything you have known for years.
What does it feel like to know something for years? Transfer that "feeling" to the "new" piece of information to be remembered. Then repeat this feeling of knowing several times.
Gently and in a relaxed way, synchronize your breathing with the rhythmic repetition of this "new" thing that "you have always known". Surprise yourself with the ease of memory training when you're relaxed and use the appropriate method.
Memory does not release itself into a sharp, never erring instrument instantly, but must be nurtured and trained regularly in order for it to become that next generation retention instrument we all hope for.
What is Mnemonics?
Designing Mnemonics for Memory Training
'Mnemonic' is another word for memory tool. Mnemonics are methods for remembering information that is otherwise quite difficult to recall. A very simple example is the '30 days hath September' rhyme. The basic principle of mnemonics is to use as many of the best functions of your brain as possible to store information.
The three fundamental principles underlying the use of mnemonics are imagination, association and location. Working together, you can use these principles to generate powerful memory training or mnemonic systems.
Imagination is what you use to create and strengthen the associations needed to create effective mnemonics. Your imagination is what you use to create mnemonics that are potent for you. The more strongly you imagine and visualize a situation, the more effectively it will stick in your mind for later recall. The imagery you use in your mnemonics can be as violent, vivid, or sensual as you like, as long as it helps you to remember.
Association is the method by which you link a thing to be remembered to a way of remembering it. You can create associations by:
placing things on top of each other
crashing things together
merging images together
wrapping them around each other
rotating them around each other or having them dancing together
linking them using the same color, smell, shape, or feeling
As an example, you might link the number 1 with a goldfish by visualizing a 1-shaped spear being used to spear it.
Location gives you two things: a coherent context into which you can place information so that it hangs together, and a way of separating one mnemonic from another. By setting one mnemonic in a particular town, I can separate it from a similar mnemonic set in a city. For example, by setting one in the town of Horsham and another similar mnemonic with images of Manhattan, we can separate them with no danger of confusion. You can build the flavors and atmosphere of these places into your mnemonics to strengthen the feeling of location.
Creative Memory
Unleash Your Creative Memory And Deepest Motivations
Creative memory activates all brain areas (thus eliciting cooperation between them becomes easier).
Memory also stores the motivations of our various parts which can be acknowledged and fulfilled. We want to encourage broader perspectives by envisioning new meaning in your life experiences.
Through creative memory, you draw on many inner resources and skills: memories of life experiences, dreams, your imagination. Association involves the generation of ideas, images and experiences from your past that can later be shaped to beneficial ends.
When you understand how your memory works, and when you use simple brain-friendly techniques, you can vastly improve your memory to the point you will never doubt your memory again. Never. Ever.
In the New Age the Daughters of Memory shall become the Daughters of Inspiration" -- William Blake
Self-concepts, imagination, dreams and creative memory are all born in childhood. We are engaging this process to accent the empowering influences that accompanied us through life but perhaps haven't matured. We also want to acknowledge those parts of us that stifle our best efforts... those parts that sabotage our greatness. We don't want to confront these aspects per-se, which increases the antagonism within. Actually we want to embrace these parts, lovingly thanking them for looking out for our best interests, and "relieve them of duty".
Like the World War 2 soldier, stranded on some South Pacific island still dutifully carrying out his original mission, not realizing that the war has been over for years, we have aspects within, standing on alert, ready to crush resembling an enemy. The unfortunate thing is that these parts were trained when we were defenseless children and the "enemy" of that time may no longer be a threat. In fact, what these parts guard against might be just what we need to develop now... eloquently talking to strangers, standing before a crowd to deliver a speech, standing up to "authority figures", or expressing what we feel within.
Creative memory allows us to ask these parts what it is they want for us. Sensitive "listening" will render answers. Thank this part for wanting that benefit for you, then offer a more mature method of securing it. Further, find out from the part what it was looking for through seeking the first result. Ask the part, "if you had THAT (intended result) fully and completely, what would that give you which you want even more?" Repeated questioning and listening leads to profound states of fulfillment, all without further alienating aspects of ourselves that have been isolated for too long.
Focus on the most significant aspect of your memory. You might visualize a particular room or the backyard of your house on a summer day when something significant happened to you: a fateful accident, a moment of serious conflict, an unexpected gift, a moment of friendship or intimacy. These are the elements of creative memory.
Childhood provides a treasure house of creative memories... turn your attention to it. Raise up the sunken feelings of this enormous past... your personality will grow stronger... out of this immersion in your own world, healing comes. This adds new meaning to your life.
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Week 1
Brain Reflection
Brain Reflection:
This is a simple exercise to test the reflection of your brain,the faster the better, try to get a score of 0.20in this reflex test. When you manage to reach that score then that means you’revery fast, if you can’t achieve that score then keep practicing. Practice makes perfect!
Human reflection is the capacity of humans to exercise awillingness to learn more about our fundamental nature, purpose and essence. Brainreflection invariably leads to inquiry into the human condition and theessence of humankind as a whole.Humans often consider themselves to be the dominant specieson Earth, and the most advanced in intelligence and ability to manage theirenvironment, thanks to the mind reflection.
Instructions for thebrain reflection exercise:
Click on “start” tobegin the exercise for the brain reflection, and get ready, when the color
changes then click on the big square as fast as you can, try to click in 0.20second, that you would mean that you have a super-fast reflection. Keep track of your time and attempts. Good luck!(Allow a minute for program to load.)
RESULTS
1.)What was your slowest time?
2.)What was your fastest time?
3.)How many attempts did it take you to attain your fastest time?
Add Responses Here
Reflex Test:
Test your reflex withthis fun to do exercise, the faster the better, try to get a score of 58 points in this exercise. Once you reach thatscore then you’re very fast, and we should congratulate you, keep it up!Humans often consider themselves to be the dominant specieson Earth, and the most advanced in intelligence and ability to manage theirenvironment, thanks to the mind reflection and adaptation to their environment. Test your reflex and have fun doingit!
Instructions for thereflex test:
Youhave to wait for a message to ask you if you’re ready, once you click ok thenthe game will start. You have to start clicking on the green buttons as fast aspossible, if you take too long or miss the right green square the color will change tored exactly on the square you incorrectly hit. Keep clicking until the 60 seconds are over, if you get a score of 58,then you’re super-fast and you should be proud of yourself that you have such a quick reflex. Note that if you have a touch pad then this will not be a perfect game for you, because this game needs a mouse to be played faster, a touchpad on your laptop doesn’t react as fast. Try to use a mouse for it. Keep track of your score and attempts Good luck!(Allow a minute for program to load.)
RESULTS
1.)What was your lowest score?
2.)What was your highest score?
3.)How many attempts did it take you to attain your highest score?
Add Responses Here
SilverSphere:
Thebrain possesses a tremendous power, mostof it is dormant, there are many reasons to wake some of that potential up, foronce that would help you live a better life, stimulating areas of your brain isa healthy process, in this page we will try to wake up (if dormant) the brain creativity potential. This game enables youto enhance the way you use your skills on strategy and planning, the better youdo, the better you show your skills in planning your life. Creativity is the ability to solve problems and create knowledge, which also manifests in the production of previously non-existent information. All new elements of information are based on preceding ones, and they are “new” because they restructure the preceding items and insert foreign informational elements into them. In other words creativity is also a mental phenomenon, skills and tools capable of originating and developing innovation, inspiration or insight. and might result from right or forehead brain activity
Howto play:
In the game you will have a silver ball that you will need to move to a direction of a hole where you will be able to sink the ball so that you can reach the next level, but it’s not going to be easy, there will be obstacles between the silver ball and a target (hole), with the help of your creativity you can find a way to pass the level you’re playing, remember that the silver ball can only push boxes and not pull them, there are 25 levels can you pass them all?Goodluck in improving your brain creativityskills. Keep track of your score and attempts Good luck!(Allow a minute for program to load.)