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George Sandford

English language guide to memory

1. An Introduction to Memory

Forgetting

I have a good memory, but short’

Popular Polish saying

This saying highlights the fact that most people consider that they have a poor memory. We notice the

times that we forget important information or can not recall where we have left our phones; a birthday

is forgotten and we can’t bring to mind the name of an actor which sits frustratingly on the tip of our

tongue. We many forget peoples’ names in meetings or overlook to return a phone call. But things are

not as bad as they seem. Firstly it is good to forget! If we remembered every time we’d brushed our

teeth or bought a carton of milk, how tiresome life would be. Furthermore, it would be chaotic as we

would be like obsessive hoarders, unable to move freely through our minds for all the useless clutter

in the way. Some poor souls actually suffer from a condition, called blabla in which every small detail

of almost every day, remains locked securely in their memory. Ironically, they are often unable to

transfer this capacity to new learning.

to highlight

to focus on, to go over in bright colour

to recall

to remember

to bring to mind

to be reminded of something

on the tip of your tongue almost able to remember but not quite

to overlook

to forget or not notice

obsessive

to do something to excess, excessive focus on one idea

to hoard

to keep everything

clutter

many items in a mess

Glossary

to highlight – zwracać uwagę, podkreślać

to recall – przypominać sobie

bring to mind – przywodzić na myśl, przypominać

on the tip of one’s tongue – na końcu języka

overlook – przeoczyć, nie dostrzegać

obsessive – chorobliwy, obsesyjny

hoarder – osoba gromadząca rzeczy, (przenośnie) chomik

clutter – nieład, rupiecie

capacity – zdolność, predyspozycje

Luckily, the majority of people are ‘programmed’ to forget trivia because of the way that new

information is processed. Our short-term memory holds information long enough to perform a simple

task; for example:

‘What’s Ron’s extension number?’

‘4792’

Initially, we only need to hold the information long enough to dial the number. If we want to

remember Ron’s number permanently, we will need to do something to transfer it to our long-term

memory. Remembering involves the three stages of input, storage and recall. Poor management of any

of these areas will lead to memory failure. Furthermore, there is a difference between recognition and

recall; for example, in language terms, passive and active vocabulary. In passive, you recognise a

word when you see it and in active, you have the word in your grasp, ready to use.

trivia

small facts of little importance

short-term memory temporary, working memory

permanently

forever

long-term memory stable, fixed, permanent memory

recognition

to remember after seeing or hearing something

in your grasp

within your reach, achievable

Glossary

trivia – drobiazgi, błahostki

to process – przetwarzać, przerabiać

short-term memory – pamięć krótkotrwała

initially – początkowo

permanently – trwale, na stałe

long-term memory – pamięć długotrwała, pamięć trwała

failure – niepowodzenie, porażka

recognition – rozpoznanie

in your grasp – mieć w ręku, do dyspozycji

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