▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁cogn ition ▁that ▁can ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁successful ▁learning ▁strateg ies ▁that ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁generalized ▁to ▁other ▁situations . ▁ ▁M n emon ics ▁and ▁cogn itive ▁strateg ies ▁A ▁key ▁technique ▁in ▁impro ving ▁and ▁helping ▁recall ▁memory ▁is ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁M nem onic ▁devices ▁and ▁other ▁cogn itive ▁strateg ies . ▁M nem onic ▁devices ▁are ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁cogn itive ▁strategy ▁that ▁enables ▁individuals ▁to ▁memor ize ▁and ▁recall ▁new ▁information ▁in ▁an ▁easier ▁fashion , ▁rather ▁than ▁just ▁having ▁to ▁remember ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁information ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁related ▁to ▁one ▁another . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁m nem onic ▁devices ▁are ▁P E MD AS ▁or ▁Please ▁Ex c use ▁My ▁D ear ▁A unt ▁S ally ; ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁device ▁for ▁arithmetic ▁when ▁solving ▁equations ▁that ▁have ▁parent h esis , ▁ex ponents , ▁multiplication , ▁division , ▁addition , ▁or ▁sub tra ction ▁and ▁what ▁order ▁to ▁do ▁each ▁calculation . ▁W ords ▁or ▁an ▁ac ron ym ▁can ▁stand ▁for ▁a ▁process ▁that ▁individuals ▁need ▁to ▁recall . ▁The ▁benefits ▁of ▁using ▁these ▁types ▁of ▁strateg ies ▁to ▁perform ▁tasks ▁are ▁that ▁encoding ▁becomes ▁more ▁organized ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁easier ▁to ▁remember ▁and ▁process ▁information . ▁Also ▁this ▁device ▁reduces ▁the ▁need ▁of ▁intent ional ▁resources ▁at ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁retr ieval , ▁which ▁means ▁that ▁recall ▁does ▁not ▁need ▁outside ▁sources ▁helping ▁an ▁individual ▁remember ▁what ▁happened ▁yesterday . ▁C ogn itive ▁strateg ies ▁can ▁le