Characteristics of mental processes: thinking, memory, attention and imagination. Thinking and Intelligence. /part 5/

Random memory is related to memorizing objects through others. All these objects and actions are auxiliary means of memory - mediators. Memorization and replication becoming intermediate intermediaries is called indirectly. Seen in an individual ontogenetic plan, the development of random memory is based on the principle of its historical development, namely: mastering the memory and remembering through: objects; then through the word; then through the structure of the word.

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The techniques for randomly memorizing can be divided into two main groups, and these are: - Techniques based on the insertion of artificial links in the material for memorization is called mnemonics or mnemotechnika and is used in cases where there is no meaningful knowledge about the inner structure of the material or it is difficult to see it. Mime is understood to be such types of action or systems of actions that serve to improve the storage of information and its reproduction of memory. Some of the most common methods used by them are: - the local binding - too old, its essence consists in constructing to remember a row of objects of another kind that is supported by well-known or light-to-remember objects; - the words hangers - the basic idea here is that one learns a number of words that serve him in the quality, figuratively speaking, of "hangers" to which he "hooks" newly remembered elements; - the verbal intermediaries - here is the essence of writing a word or phrase in which the letter or the word to be memorized is encoded;

The associations - involves the creation of links between each element of the genus to be remembered and with given visual images; - the keywords - this method represents a slightly modified version of the word-hangers system; - techniques based on either the finding or strengthening of internal links in the information itself, or its links to the interests of the person. One of the most effective ways to alleviate random memory is based on creating the necessary attitude in the personality for that. The memorization of information is greatly facilitated if it immediately comes into active personality. It is also easier to remember if the purpose of the activity is clearly formulated and if the material causes active mental work. Understanding the logical connectivity of information helps to better memorize it. The effectiveness of random memory is increased if the information stored is not overburdened with arguments. Remembering depends on the emotional information itself. An important role is played by remembering the motives of the personality about it.

The lack of adequate motivation, even repeated repetition of the material, does not provide effective memory. To increase the success and accuracy of remembering, it is necessary to take into account the pace of introduction of new information and the background to which it is perceived.Attention is a specialized mental process that serves to integrate the situation into a meaningful and active experience. The rhythm of attention becomes an internal rhythm of subjective action within the confines of the situation. Attention is a mechanism of realization of the subjective block of the psyche and especially of the activity of the Self, and therefore it is not by chance that attention is often identified with consciousness.

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