Learning & memory
Learning and memory are closely related concepts. Learning is the acquisition of skill or knowledge, while memory is the expression of what you’ve acquired. Another difference is the speed with which the two things happen. If you acquire the new skill or knowledge slowly and laboriously, that’s learning. If acquisition occurs instantly, that’s making a memory.
Adapted from the Encyclopedia of Psychology
What You Can Do
- Testing makes perfect, finds memory retrieval research
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Enhance your memory
If you have mild memory loss, there are strategies you can use to adapt and overcome the challenge.
Getting Help
News
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Do brain workouts work?
March 10, 2014, The New York Times
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Brain rewrites memories to reflect new experiences
February 5, 2014, Fox News
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Men are more forgetful than women
January 26, 2014, Medical News Today
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Heavy drinking tied to faster mental decline in men
January 15, 2014, CNN
Monitor on Psychology Articles
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Improving learning
July 1, 2011
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Teachers' aids
October 1, 2010
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Snails on meth have better memories
September 1, 2010
Books
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Annie's Plan: Taking Charge of Schoolwork and Homework
September 1 2006
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Counseling the Procrastinator in Academic Settings
June 2004
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Believed-In Imaginings
August 1998
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