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[Psychology]
May 11, 2022
Mnemonics is a set of special techniques for memorizing information. This word has ancient Greek roots, i.e. the art of memorization interested people very many years ago. In particular, the well-known public speeches of ancient Greek orators, which gave rise to the science of rhetoric, sometimes lasted more than one hour. How did philosophers, politicians and other public figures keep so much information in their heads? Mnemonics is the key to this riddle. Usually, various categories of adults resort to exercises in mnemonics, in particular: - people who study foreign languages; - students who need to memorize a large array of knowledge while learning; - employees whose activities are related to numbers, statistics; - scientists trying to remember as much information as possible, to connect it;