Dr.+Tulving+Memory+of+states

Dear concerned Dad,

As a member of the Royal Society of Canada, as well as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the award winner of a Gairdner Foundation International Award, Canada’s leading prize in biology and medicine, I feel that you have come to the right person with your concerns for your daughter, and I am willing to assist you in your daughter’s studying of the state’s capitals.

I have 3 areas of memory emphasis that I would like you to consider, Episodic, Procedural and Semantic. Let’s begin with Episodic memory. People tend to remember best when they can associate with emotions and autobiographical events. In short, if your daughter could experience each of the state’s capitals, then she would remember them. But because time and money may be short for your poor Americans, consider taking a virtual tour of the state’s capitals.

Procedural memory is a step by step memory of how to do things, like tying your shoes or riding a bike. Consider flash cards and matching the capitals with the states, alphabetizing the states and matching the capitals. Another idea would be to have a map of the United States, and like riding a bike from state to state, move from one state to the next and state the name and capital.

Semantic memory is encoding information with out actually experiencing it. Try memorizing a song, or finding a rhyme to match the states and capitals. Try context clues, such as making up small stories with each pair. Consider following this link: []

I hope you found my information helpful, and please feel free to contact me with any future question.

Yours truly,

Dr Tulving