Chewing the same flavored gum during exams as you did while studying helps you remember it.
I was told that if I chewed gum while studying and then chewed the same flavor during an exam, it would help me recall what I’d learned.
Since I was barely passing biochemistry and had just scored a 74% on the previous test, I decided to give it a try.
I chewed mint flavored gum while I was writing and reading my notes for about 2 hours of studying and chewed up 3 pieces of gum. And when I was taking the biochem exam, I was also chewing the same flavored gum. The weirdest thing happened here is I recalled most of what I studied and even got 92% on biochem.
That's when I learned that sensory cues while studying really helps to trigger memories. So the stimulus of chewing gum while reading my notes helped me pass my exam by remembering what I studied.
Honestly, I never thought that just chewing gum would really help in studying. I'm definitely going to keep using this method for this year's exams and see if it holds up across different subjects.