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ABOUT MEMORY

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What is Memory and how to increase it? Ever, wondered how some peoples can remember long back while others tend to forget. What causes this difference? It is the way one works with their memory and uses it wisely. Our memory is a storehouse of information. It is similar to that of a computer just we aren’t that blessed that we can learn everything at one go. It consists of parts that work together to enhance memory. Today, we will learn how to boost our memory in a healthy manner Firstly, to learn skills to hone our memory we must discover how the memory works. So, for that let me give you a look in “THE STAGE MODEL OF MEMORY” Don’t panic this is how our memory works seem slightly complex but well we humans are also complex. Now let us break this into parts.  It all begins with a change in the environment i.e. the stimulus. Example: When our mom yells in the morning “WAKE UP”😂. That is then followed by our sensory memory which has a large capacity but a very small duration. Exampl...

Nature or Nurture?

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 Nature or Nurture - which plays the biggest  role in who you are? Nature v/s nurture has been a point of debate for several ages and has created uncountable controversies. The topic of discussion today is the same. It is believed that intelligence can be viewed best as the product of complex interaction within nature and the environment. Heredity is something that- sets a range within which an individual develops. I know we have all heard " iske toh khoon mai hai "? at least once in our life. It is still believed that the daughter or son of a doctor is bound to be a doctor. Well, why not actually go into the insight of this claim. The evidence for hereditary influences on intelligence came mainly from studies on twins and adopted children. Twin studies: The intelligence of identical twins reared together correlates almost 0.90.  Twins separated early in childhood also show considerable similarity in their intellectual, personality, and behavioral characteristics.  The int...