Question

Describe how you might use elaboration to remember a piece of important information

Answer 1

One might use elaboration to further explain a concept or a certain situation to another person or group of people. For example, I used elaboration or explained the contents of my bedroom in deeper detail. One item in particular is a Japanese Vase that is overall white, but has beautifully painted blue birds on it, clutching cherry blossoms in their feet with Japanese writing on the sides. In this way, I am elaborating or further explaining the content of the vase and not simply saying; "a white Japanese vase"

Answer 2

Elaborating a point of information helps us break it down into reasons and approach it logically, meaning we do not have to memorize a random piece of information, but we have a complete picture of it. This helps in memorization.