Question

Juanita is one of the finalists in a televised game show. Juanita is able to remember the names of the contestants she met on the first day of the show but cannot remember the names of the contestants she met after that day. In the context of memory retrieval, Juanita’s ability to recall only the names of the contestants she met on the first day exemplifies

Answer 1

It exemplifies that Juanita has a short-term memory. The scenario depicted that Juanita may be able to recite the contestants' names during the 1st day of the game show, but she was unable to retain the information making her not able to remember their names when asked on the next day. It was proposed that for those who have short-term memory, these individuals have limited capacity or just a few slots to store that specific memory.