WorksheetsMemory Review - Part 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the three stages of memory?
What is one reason that neurodivergent brains have trouble recalling information?
We struggle with long term memory
We are too important to remember trivial information
We can't remember what we don't understand
We have deficits in hearing
What does working memory have to do with encoding information (3 answers)?
Working memory is not necessary for encoding informaion
Working memory has to hold on to information long enough to file it.
The more working memory we have, the easier it is to encode information.
Working memory helps us to compare information to what we already know and figure out where to file it.
What will happen to information our working memory is holding on to if we don't "file" it fast enough (3 answers)?
New info keeps coming in and our working memory "drops" it.
We forget.
We don't learn the information.
We will grow more working memory slots (or tentacles).
What stage of memory do ADHD brains struggle with the most?
retrieval
storage
decoding
encoding
What makes it easier for our working memory to encode information (2 answers)?
Nothing really makes it easier.
Take better notes
Being familiar with the topic
Having some background knowledge on the subject
What is another reason that neurodivergent brains struggle with memory?
We can't remember what we don't remember to remember.
We have not mastered object permanence.
We are good at cued recall.
We have issues with recall.
Which type of recall are ADHD brains not good at?
serial recall
long term recall
cued recall
free recall
Choose all the options that we can use in our "Toolbox" to help with remembering things (2 answers)?
Use an "assistant"
Buy stock in post it notes
Make sure people have low expectations of you
Lower the demand on your working memory
Identify 3 types of "assistants" that can help you to save our working memory slots for more important things (3 answers)?
to-do lists
journaling
post it notes
project management software
Select all the ways that you can lower the demand on your working memory.
Use an active body double to share the mental load of the task
monotasking - working on ONE thing at a time
Break a task down and do one step at a time.
Empty your working memory slots by offloading - jot a thought down then return to the task
What are examples of using a visual or auditory reference (3 answers)?
checklists, notepads, whiteboards
dual monitors or split screen to reduce what you have to recall as you go back and forth
video tutorials as you complete a task like a recipe or repair
breaking a task down and doing one step at a time.
