What is a photographic memory?
A few people have the ability to remember a scene or picture just as though they were looking at a photograph. They can recall all the details in the picture, or remember where a particular word is on a page.
What is a mnemonic?
Although a memory is stored in the brain, sometimes you cannot find the route to retrieve it. The memory remains hidden. Mnemonics are simple tricks developed to help us remember. Often these are in the form of rhymes, which are seldom forgotten, such as ‘Thirty days hath September…’ to remind you of the number of days in each month, Another example is ‘Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain’ to remind us of the colours of the rainbow. Other people associate the thing they want to remember with something completely unrelated but which sounds similar. Most people developmental tricks of this sort. They can be useful for remembering important facts during exam revision.
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