How do I remember all the case studies?

Psychology involves a lot of memorisation, and how is anybody supposed to remember ALL of those case studies, the names of the psychologists involved, and the results? 'It's too much!' you may cry. Here's what I did:1.    Make the case studies into a game - I got myself a load of flashcards and on one side I wrote the name of the psychologists and the date, and on the flip side I divided the case study into (i) aim (ii) method and (iii) results. This forced me to reduce the information down as much as possible, which was revision in itself! And then you can use this game to test yourself, try and remember the case study before you flip it over. For those you get right, you put them in one pile, and for those where you made a mistake, you put it into another.
2.    Make the case studies into pictures/ a story – For example, if I was trying to remember Skinner (1948) using rats in boxes to prove operant conditioning, I drew a picture of my sister, dressed in a doctor’s outfit, trying to put a rat in a box. My sister is my kin, so I would think ‘Skinner’, who also put rats in a box. She is wearing a doctor’s outfit because she is about to give an operation. This would remind me of operant conditioning. You can draw this scene or just write out the short story – it’s up to you! The crazier the images you form in your mind (as you have probably learnt studying long-term and short-term memory!) the longer it will stick in your mind.

Answered by REBECCA B. Psychology tutor

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