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Is Memory Limited
Is Memory Limited
I was very nervous while watching the interactive video because I knew I did not have
the best short-term memory. I quickly forget information within the first few seconds or minutes
unless I can rehearse and store it in my long-term memory. However, while watching the video
and memorizing the items in the three tests, I realized my short-term memory was better than
expected. I could recall nine out of the ten numbers presented in the video. I could also recall
the six names of the people shown in the pictures. However, when it came to recalling the ten
words, I could only recall four out of ten words. I realized that the words were shown second in
the video, but then I had to recall them last in the video; therefore, I had to wait longer to recall
the words, so I forgot them quickly. I was not able to remember the words in any order, and I
recalled four of them at random. At first, I was trying to process the information individually to
encode it and store it in my memory. I tried to focus on certain numbers and words that would
trigger my short-term memory. During this, I used selective attention by trying to focus on the
pictures of the names and piece together attributes that would make me remember the names
more easily. Within those 30 seconds, I tried to rehearse the information as quickly and
efficiently as possible to retrieve all the numbers, words, and names. Using this method, some
information was easier to recall than others. The names associated with the pictures were
easier to recall than just ten random words listed from 1 to 10. If I had more than 30 seconds to
rehearse this information, it would have been easier to retain in my short-term memory.