Memory Strategies

Association

100

You meet someone new named Diego. He is 28 years old and lives in New York City with one dog and one cat. How could you use the association strategy to help you remember this information? 

(Describe)

200

You have an important doctor’s appointment on Friday August 29th at 3:15pm with Dr. Garcia. How could you use association to remember this information?

Describe

300

You are driving to a friend’s house and she told you to take a left turn on Lake street. How could you remember to take the left turn?

Association the word "left" with "Lake" = left Lake

400

Your friend got a new loving and affectionate dog named Sam. How could you use association to remember the dog’s name?

Think of him as "Sweet Sam"

500

Your friend Peter wants to get pizza with you on Friday. How could you use association to remember this?

Think "Peter Pizza"

Grouping

100

You need to remember the following grocery list: lettuce, sprinkles, tomatoes, napkins, cake mix, ice cream, paper plates, olive oil, and cucumbers. How could you use chunking to remember these items?

dessert items, fruits/vegetables, paper goods

200

You need to remember the following sets of numbers: 5636584567 and 646734345. How could you use grouping to remember these numbers?

563-658-4567 and 646-734-345

300

You have to remember the following states: Florida, Oregon, Nevada, Georgia, California, and Alabama. How could you group these states to remember them better?

Southern states (Florida, Georgia, Alabama), and Western states (Oregon, Nevada, California)

400

You need to remember the following fruits for a fruit salad you are making: green apple, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, green grapes. How could you chunk these to remember them?

group by color (green etc.), by size, or by shape.

green apple, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, green grapes.  

500

You need to do the following chores today: clean the fridge, clean the toilet, do the dishes, clean the shower, clean the oven. How could you group these tasks to help you remember them?

Bathroom (toilet, shower) and kitchen (fridge, dishes, oven)

Visualizing

100

You are going to a birthday party and you are responsible for bringing cupcakes, plates, napkins, and party hats. How could you remember this?

Picture a the friend in a party hat eating the cupcake on a plate and using a napkin

200

You have plans to go watch the sunrise at the beach on Saturday. How could you use visualization to remember this?

Picture the sunrise on the beach with your friend

300

Your friend Mark was born on February 14th. How can you use visualization to remember his birthday?

Picture Mark with Cupid; picture Mark with a Valentine’s Day card

400

You are buying sky blue paint to paint your living room. How can you use visualization to remember the color?

Picture your living room with the sky as the ceiling; picture the color on the walls

500

You have to remember to get dog food on your way home. How could you use visualization to remember this?

Picture your dog in the car

Repetition

100

You meet a new clinician named Paul. How could you use repetition to remember his name?

Immediately say, “Hi Paul, nice to meet you”. Purposefully say his name in a sentence when addressing him.

200

You were told to call the Publix pharmacy. Their phone number is 8135643645. How could you use repetition to remember this?

Repeat the number to yourself. Ask them to write it down.

300

You keep forgetting your keys in the morning. How could you use repetition to remember your keys?

Make a memory card (repeating the activity). Set an alarm labeled “keys” that repeats every day.

400

You are picking up snacks for your friends. Steve wants cheetos, Peter wants chips, and Tammy wants a twix bar. How can you use repetition to remember this?

Repeat the names in pairs with the food. Steve cheetos, Peter chips, Tammy twix.

500

You order your food at Panera and they tell you you are order 435. How can you use repetition to remember this?

Repeat 435 in your head

Random

100

Your chocolate chip cookie recipe requires 1 cup of mashed bananas, 2 cups of oats, 1/4 cup of coconut oil, and a 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. How could you remember this?

Describe a preferred memory strategy: Write, repeat, associate, picture, place etc.

200

You begin a new group and meet someone named Terry who used to be an actor and he's from Colorado. How could you remember this?

Describe how you'd use a memory strategy to remember this information. For example: Terry starts with the same letter as theater (association)

300

They are building a baseball stadium on Beach Street in San Diego. Your friend loves baseball, so you want to remember to tell him. How can you remember this information?

Explain which memory strategy you'd use WRAPP

400

Your friend got a new dog named Lady. How could you remember the dog’s name?

Describe a memory strategy. For example: Lady, like in the movie Lady and the Tramp. (association) Picture a woman (lady) with the dog (visualization)

500

You ask your friend Laura what she wants for her birthday, and she tells you she wants to go to a Laker’s basketball game next month. How could you remember that this is what she wants to do?

Describe how you'd use a memory strategy to recall the activity.