CRCB-CHAPTER 3 Summary

Memory is the process of storing and retrieving information. You will have difficulty remembering what you read if you do not know the stages in the memory process, and purposely use strategies at each stage to ensure that newly learned information become permanently stored.
The three primary stages in the memory process are sensory member, short-term memory, and long-term memory. Specific strategies you can use to enhance your sensory memory include the following :reading your text aloud, drawing pictures of the information you are leaning ,acting out a chapter in front of a mirror or an audience ,visualizing information in your head, using your fingers to point to new words ,and reading while riding an exercise bike. Chunking is an effective strategy for organizing and remembering new information so that t remains in your short-term memory long enough to transfer into your long-term memory.
In this chapter we can learn:
1. The three stages of the memory process and how they work
2. Strategies to help you process information at each stage of the memory process
3. Why you can forget what you read or hear