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DIHere are 3 more examples for how to apply the “semantic elaboration” technique, and an added tip.
1. John Miller - Picture John Green (or the first famous John you think of) wearing an apron and covered in flour from the mill.
2. Elizabeth Clark - Picture Elizabeth (the queen or Swan from Pirates) making out with Clark Kent.
3. David Anderson - Picture the famous marble statue of David fighting Neo from the matrix.
One key limitation of this method is that it focuses on using the imagery to CONNECT the first and last name by combining them in an image, but it still relies on being cued by one or the other, as they did in the study. To make this method even more robust for when you meet someone in person, try to include the appearance of that person in whatever mental image you are building. E.g. for
1: Picture John Green on top of this person’s shoulders.
2: This person is in between the makeout session, with an embarrassed look. Or joining in? 🤔
3. This person is referee for the fight.
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📚Study DOI: 10.1002/acp.1115
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