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==Origin==

==Origin==

Medieval Latin from [[Greek]] ''mnēmonikos'', from ''mnēmōn'' ‘mindful.’

Medieval Latin from [[Greek]] ''mnēmonikos'', from ''mnēmōn'' ‘mindful.’

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1672]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1672]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a device such as a [[pattern]] of [[letters]], [[ideas]], or [[associations]] that assists in [[remembering]] something.

*1: a device such as a [[pattern]] of [[letters]], [[ideas]], or [[associations]] that assists in [[remembering]] something.

A '''mnemonic'''  or mnemonic device, is any learning [[technique]] that aids [[information]] retention. Mnemonics aim to translate information into a [[form]] that the brain can retain better than its original form. Even the [[process]] of merely learning this conversion might already aid in the transfer of information to long-term [[memory]]. Commonly encountered mnemonics are often used for lists and in auditory form, such as short [[poems]], acronyms, or memorable phrases, but mnemonics can also be used for other types of information and in visual or kinesthetic forms. Their use is based on the [[observation]] that the [[human mind]] more easily remembers spatial, [[personal]], [[surprising]], [[physical]], [[sexual]], [[humorous]], or otherwise "relatable" information, rather than more [[abstract]] or impersonal forms of information.

A '''mnemonic'''  or mnemonic device, is any learning [[technique]] that aids [[information]] retention. Mnemonics aim to translate information into a [[form]] that the brain can retain better than its original form. Even the [[process]] of merely learning this conversion might already aid in the transfer of information to long-term [[memory]]. Commonly encountered mnemonics are often used for lists and in auditory form, such as short [[poems]], acronyms, or memorable phrases, but mnemonics can also be used for other types of information and in visual or kinesthetic forms. Their use is based on the [[observation]] that the [[human mind]] more easily remembers spatial, [[personal]], [[surprising]], [[physical]], [[sexual]], [[humorous]], or otherwise "relatable" information, rather than more [[abstract]] or impersonal forms of information.

The word "mnemonic" is derived from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] word μνημονικός (mnēmonikos), [[meaning]] "of memory, or relating to memory" and is related to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemosyne Mnemosyne] ("remembrance"), the name of the goddess of memory in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology]. Both of these words are derived from μνήμη (mnēmē), "remembrance, memory". Mnemonics in antiquity were most often considered in the [[context]] of what is today known as the art of memory.

The word "mnemonic" is derived from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] word μνημονικός (mnēmonikos), [[meaning]] "of memory, or relating to memory" and is related to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemosyne Mnemosyne] ("remembrance"), the name of the goddess of memory in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology Greek mythology]. Both of these words are derived from μνήμη (mnēmē), "remembrance, memory". Mnemonics in antiquity were most often considered in the [[context]] of what is today known as the art of memory.

Ancient Greeks and Romans distinguished between two types of memory: the "[[natural]]" memory and the "[[artificial]]" memory. The former is inborn, and is the one that everyone uses automatically and without [[thinking]]. The artificial memory in contrast has to be trained and [[developed]] through the learning and practicing of a variety of mnemonic [[techniques]].

Ancient Greeks and Romans distinguished between two types of memory: the "[[natural]]" memory and the "[[artificial]]" memory. The former is inborn, and is the one that everyone uses automatically and without [[thinking]]. The artificial memory in contrast has to be trained and [[developed]] through the learning and practicing of a variety of mnemonic [[techniques]].

Mnemonic systems are special techniques or strategies consciously used to improve memory. They help employ [[information]] already stored in long-term memory to make memorisation an easier task.

Mnemonic systems are special techniques or strategies consciously used to improve memory. They help employ [[information]] already stored in long-term memory to make memorisation an easier task.

==See also==

==See also==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mnemonics List of Mnemonics]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mnemonics List of Mnemonics]

[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]