A mnemonic device can be described as: ...a memory aid. Mnemonics are often verbal, something such as a very short poem or a special word used to help a person remember something, particularly lists. Mnemonics rely not only on repetition...
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Posted on April 22, 2008 11:30 AM • 20 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In the midst of World War I, Wolfgang Köhler conducted a famous series of experiments to investigate problem solving ability in chimpanzees. The lasting impression of these experiments, reinforced by just about every introductory Psychology text, was Köhler's assertion that...
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Posted on February 25, 2008 3:35 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
We had a prior discussion on cognitive performance doping led by the BM on the old site. This was sparked by a Nature commentary which followed a prior editorial. Nature now has a web poll going asking you to opine...
Posted on January 31, 2008 1:58 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
