The basis of memory / by W.R. Bousfield.

  • William Robert Bousfield
Date:
1928
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Credit: The basis of memory / by W.R. Bousfield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ learned by heart ” by one perusal, if you are a normal person you will remember the sense but will not be able to reproduce the exact words. If you try to reproduce the paragraph in writing, you should be able to produce a respectable paraphrase of it conveying the whole meaning but in somewhat different words. Thus you may read aloud the following para¬ graph once slowly, so as to fully gather the precise meaning and then try to reproduce it in writing :— “ The speaker in his speech discussed the relative merits of two well-known historical characters who had both taken a notable share in the government of this country and both of whom had been the originators of marked social improve¬ ments for the benefit of their countrymen.” Your reproduction may be somewhat as follows :— “ The speaker compared the careers of two statesmen who had held important offices in the government of the country and had left their mark in legislation for the benefit of humanity.” The sensorial impressions of the words
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