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The use of special learning techniques for memorizing information is not a new phenomenon. Greek and Roman orators used a memorizing technique called the method of loci to memorize their speeches, and medieval academics used the commonplace method for remembering all the knowledge that they would need for scholarly disputation (Yates, 1966). The first book in the English language devoted entirely to applied psychology was on memory techniques (Laver, 1977). Many people in the United States today use the memory aids “spring forward” and “fall back” to remember how to change their clocks in April and October. Mnemonic devices have existed in Western culture for a long time, and interest in them has always been fairly high.
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Bellezza, F.S. (1983). Mnemonic-Device Instruction with Adults. In: Pressley, M., Levin, J.R. (eds) Cognitive Strategy Research. Springer Series in Cognitive Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5522-2_3
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