Retrieval Practice Exercises

Question 1

How many pieces of information can you’re working memory keep juggling?

Answer 1

4 at most for most people.

Question 2

T or F? Working memory is like an octopus that constantly juggles information to keep it in mind.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Long-Term memory is like a set of links in your brain that you can draw on easily, if you’ve made sure those links are solid and connected.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

If you asked students to explain to contrast the last two questions in a Kagan way to tell the difference between working memory and long-term memory, what would they be doing?

Answer 4

practicing recall (retrieval practice)