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method of loci

a mnemonic technique in which the items to be remembered are converted into mental images and associated with specific positions or locations. For instance, to remember a shopping list, each product could be imagined at a different location along a familiar street.

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April 19th 2024

judgment

judgment

n.

1. the capacity to recognize relationships, draw conclusions from evidence, and make critical evaluations of events and people.

2. in psychophysics, the ability to determine the presence or relative magnitude of stimuli.