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June 20, 2007

Types of Mnemonics

Filed under: Memory — Kava @ 8:36 am

Did you know that there are certain things you can do to improve the way that you learn certain objectives? Many types of mnemonics exist in the world today, however which type of mnemonics that works best is limited by the imagination of each individual learner. Mnemonics are learning or memory techniques that help an individual recall larger piece of information that they need to learn this is especially used when it comes to forms of lists like characteristics of a certain item, steps that a person may have to take to complete something, stages that are involved in a project, parts of the body or other forms, and phases that occur during a process.

There are nine basic types of mnemonics that an individual can use in order to find out what their individual needs are, an individual must find out which particular mnemonic works for them. Many people respond better to different types of learning techniques that is why it is important to do a little research and see what your individual learning skills are.

The model mnemonic is a kind of representation that is built or made to help in the aid of understanding certain material and being able to recall the information that is important. A model could be something as simple as a floor plan that architects used before they start to build a structure. In order to complete the process right, the architects must know the full picture of what they are looking at in order to complete the project.

The rhyme or ode mnemonic is when an individual inserts the information that needs to be learned in the shape of a poem that makes learning something like the alphabets easier. An individual may find that it is easier to recall the alphabets if they are recited in the form of a poem that they can recite every time that they need to recall the alphabet.

A note organization mnemonic is the common way that the textbooks and professors lecture notes that are used in schools and colleges are prepared and organized that can bring on learning and the ability to recall or promote an individuals learning. It is actually a memory device based on the sense that the organization of the notes or lectures can promote recall. There are three common ways that you can use this particular technique, you can use it in the form of note cards, outlines and the system known as the Cornell System.

Imagine mnemonics are arranged in the shape of a picture that in return inhibits the recall of certain information when an individual needs it. Don’t worry there is no need for an individual to be an artist in order to participate in this technique because as long as that certain individual knows what the picture means that is all that matters.

Connection mnemonics is when certain information that needs to be remembered is connected to something that already is a known fact. The last of the nine mnemonics is the spelling mnemonics, which is when an individual uses spelling as a way of reciting certain information that the individual has learnt.

June 7, 2007

What is a Trust

Filed under: Trust — Jean @ 9:59 am

Trust is the belief one has over the capacity or the sincerity of one person, group or entity. Trust is based on the knowledge of the party’s past performance or sometimes just on the perception or the image of the party. Trust is having confidence or faith in the competence of the other party. Trust is awarded to a person when a person or entity is deemed trustworthy.

Trust is important in interpersonal relationships of people be it for personal, romantic or familial relationships but also in business and society in general. Trust may be broken by the lack of benevolence or competence of a person but it is said that in personal relationships it is much easier to forgive people who lack competence than it is to forgive people who lack benevolence. When someone lacks competence, you have the option to rely on others for the needs that he cannot fulfill. When someone lacks benevolence of the is not good-natured then it may be difficult to deal with the person especially in matters that are very important or require the empathy and the decency of a person. When someone betrays your trust, as in friendships, when you realize that the person is not really kind then you will find it hard to sustain the relationship with this friend. And this is often more painful than choosing to abandon relationships because of the trust broken by the lack of benevolence.

When people place their trust or faith in someone, then this trust allows people to be more open to this person and allows for certain decisions to be made or actions taken. As in business relationships, the lack of trust will result in the lack of transactions or business deals between two parties. It has been said that trust cannot be measured because it is internal. But everyone agrees that trust is important for societies to function.

Most business or economic relations are based on trust. When a person trusts a brand or a company then he is willing to place his resources on the party. This is why big corporations invest in projecting a whole, integrated image and spend on research and development as well as brand management. When a company is a trusted company then people have no problem patronizing the products of the company. This is part of James S. Coleman’s Foundations of Social Theory. The theory includes the explanation that when a party is trustworthy then the “trustor” made the right decision of trusting the trustee and is better off than if he did not place his trust on the party.

In other studies, the other factors affecting trust was also studied. It is said that a person who has less power or lower or no authority do not truly trust the other in the moral sense. This is because people who are dependent often have no choice but to place his trust on those with authority. In situations like this coercion is seen as a factor in the placement of trust.

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