The best way to learn something is to link it to an interesting memory or something that will sticks out in your mind. If it engages your curiosity, it is more likely you will remember/learn it. That is what I've been talking about, every single post I've made in this journal says, "I found this to be very interesting because it relates to....." and fill in the blank. It's good to know I'm doing something right. I am actually retaining a lot of the information because I find it really intriguing. Lobotomies were interesting because they were gruesome and unnecessary. I will never forget what they are now. The stuff about hemispheres was interesting to me because I noticed that my husband isn't as gifted as I am with words. (LOL) He's probably one of the like 35% of left-handers that do not process language in their left hemispheres like most people do. Maybe, I can't say for sure, but given what I've read and what I know, I can hypothesize. Pretty much everything in biological psychology is of interest to me, which is why I chose psychology as my major. I think I will be pretty good in this field, supposing that I continue pursuing higher education. I'm sure that learning will always be easy for me because I genuinly like this subject and I'm always curious about it.
This is a very interesting read called,10 Mind-boggling Psychiatric Treatments. Give it a read because they mention phrenology, labotomy, and other ridiculous things I've learned about in other classes like "hysteria and the wandering uterus." Also, some things I never knew. Super interesting.
It's crazy to think that our minds are more apt to remember something if we have more interest in it or if we have developed a strong emotional attachment to it. But it really does make the most sense. If the amygdala is involved in memory consolidation and we have a strong emotional reaction to something, we are obviously most likely to remember and retain that information.
ReplyDeleteYour mind will retain important information like the first time you had your heart broken, or the day you were married, or the day you had your first child. All these events are more are likely to stay in your LTM, as opposed to something like where you parked your car on the first day of school. Information like that is irrelevant and unimportant so your mind will have no need to retain it.
I totally agree with you, if we are interested about something we will memorize it faster and I am sure we will learn it better. It is cool how our mind stored only inportant facts about our lifes and not the ones that are not so "important". I mean how does that works? how does our mind knows what is important to remember, and what is okay to let go? Yes psychology gives us a whole perspective of life, and it is very interesting to learn about all these discoveries of the brain.
ReplyDeletei also agree! i could hardly remember something my Memory professor said two hours ago, but i know exactly what last nights episode of Sex and the City was about! i can recite the whole episode word for word even! I think it is true that the mind will retain important information, for instance i remember every detail about the day my grandmother passed away 8 years ago. down to what i was wearing. I do cherish that. I like to be able to remember the important things. i would hate to think of how things would be if i couldn't remember anything that was that meaningful to me. it saddens me to think many people have disorders that prevent them from remembering old memories or even creating new ones.
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