Self-Reference Effect
The self-reference effect is a memory-enhancing strategy where individuals make the material they are trying to memorize personally meaningful. By rewriting definitions in their own words, relating concepts to previous learning, or applying them to their own lives, learners build a web of retrieval cues that facilitates access to the information later. This effect acts as an especially beneficial form of elaborative rehearsal.
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