Psychology & Pokemon

In line with the two most pressing issues in my life now (Psych midterms and Pokemon White), let me introduce an interesting perspective. If it's even more of a coincidence, I'm currently mugging the chapter "Memory". Psychology really reads your mind.

How Mnemonic Instruction Works

Mnemonics is a memory enhancing instructional strategy that involves teaching students to link new information that is taught to information they already know. According to Levin (1993), mnemonic instruction is useful for students across a wide age range. Though students in the early elementary grades are usually not expected to learn and recall as many facts as older students, they are involved in a number of activities that involve making associations that employ mnemonic principles.

For example, associations linking the letter “a” to the word “apple” or “f” to “flower” employ mnemonic principles. Teachers instruct students in the use of mnemonic strategies by using both visual and verbal cues.

And combining the two together, we have