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do when we exercise a trained memory, we are enhancing the natural process of schemata development.
Investigating
According to the two process model of memory, information passes from short-term memory to long-term memory when we do something with it. The level of processing theory also provides that processing is the key to long-term storage. If we investigate any knowledge we are taking in, in some way or another, we increase the degree of processing and therefore, strengthen the storage.
Comparing
One of the things we can do with incoming information is to deliberately compare it with other information we have.
Contrasting
The counter side of comparing is contrasting. By deliberately finding contrasts with any knowledge we are taking in, we strengthen the trace still further.
Evaluating Evidence
If we take information in as fact, we assume there is evidence and we should want to satisfy ourselves that this is so. We should be sceptical about such evidence until we have evaluated it for ourselves. This, too, will strengthen the memory trace.
Understanding the Variables and Models.
Often, we take in knowledge without fully understanding every bit of it. If we focus on each individual part and make sure we understand its nature, we are, again, intensifying the storage process in another way.
Models are ways of explaining or understanding knowledge. We should ask ourselves whether there are other models, or ways of understanding this which we have not yet encountered.
Distinguishing between Fact, Opinion and Belief
Another way of engaging with any knowledge we are taking in is to consider its nature. Is it actual fact we are taking in, or is it opinion, or belief? Facts are supported by evidence. Opinions are favoured interpretations and beliefs are stored predications, that is, acceptances that something is something.

 
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