Sentences with phrase «old mnemonic»

No doubt we're all familiar with that old mnemonic for remembering Henry VIII's wives but, like so much history that we learned when young, the facts are a little more complicated and depend on your point of view.

Not exact matches

BUT, it's also part of an old, old tradition of using songs as mnemonics to preserve information.

• Extra: Instead of testing two random groups of volunteers, try testing four groups of volunteers — two who are relatively young and two who are relatively old (with half of the younger people and half of the older people each receiving the plain lists and the other halves getting the lists with the mnemonic device).

Does using the mnemonic technique help older people recall their lists better than it does for younger people?