method of loci

a mnemonic technique in which the items to be remembered are converted into mental images and associated with specific positions or locations. For instance, to remember a shopping list, each product could be imagined at a different location along a familiar street.

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January 5th 2025

point biserial correlation coefficient

(symbol: r_pbis; r_pb) a numerical index reflecting the degree of relationship between two random variables, one continuous and one dichotomous (binary). An example is the association between the propensity to experience an emotion (measured using a scale) and gender (male or female). Also called point biserial; point biserial r. Compare rank biserial correlation coefficient.