Question

Think of some mnemonic devices that you have used at school or in college. What kind of retrieval path did each mnemonic provide? Why might some mnemonics have been more effective than others?

Answer 1

Mnemonic devices help learning easier by coming up with some "nonsense" phrases like:

Please P Parenthesis

Excuse E Exponents

My M Multiplication

Dear D Division

Aunt A Addition

Sally S Subtraction

(Just an example)

Some might be more effective than others because they ae easier to remember.