ENCODING & RETRIEVAL
What is the process of putting information into your brain called?
Encoding
About how many items can short-term memory hold at once?
7 ± 2 items
What is a mnemonic device?
A memory trick to help remember info
Which animated fish struggles with short-term memory loss?
Dory (Finding Nemo)
What is the process of getting information out of memory storage?
Retrieval
What is another name for short-term memory?
Working Memory
Give an example of an acronym mnemonic.
HOMES = Great Lakes
In 50 First Dates, Lucy can’t form new memories. What type of memory is affected?
Long-term memory (encoding failure)
If you study vocabulary words by connecting them to funny pictures, what are you improving — encoding or retrieval?
Encoding
What kind of rehearsal helps move information from STM to LTM?
Repetition or Connection
What kind of mnemonic uses visual images to help remember?
Visualization or imagery mnemonic
The movie Memento shows a man who can’t make new memories after an accident. What condition is this?
The movie Memento shows a man who can’t make new memories after an accident. What condition is this?
Forgetting a fact you once knew is an example of a failure in which process?
Retrieval
Give one way short-term and long-term memory are different.
STM = brief, limited; LTM = long-lasting, larger capacity
If you make a rhyme to remember steps in a process, which strategy are you using?
Mnemonics
In Inside Out, why do some memories fade into the “memory dump”?
They aren’t retrieved or rehearsed — they lose meaning
Explain the difference between encoding failure and retrieval failure.
Encoding = info never stored; Retrieval = info stored but can’t be accessed
Why does “chunking” help short-term memory?
It groups information into larger units, freeing up space in STM
Explain how mnemonics help move information into long-term memory.
They make info meaningful or connected, improving encoding
Think of any movie or show with a memory problem — describe the type of memory issue the character has.
Open response