How People Remember

Let’s start with a memory test. Read over the following list of terms for about 30 seconds, and then keep reading the chapter:

Meeting

Work

Presentation

Office

Deadline

Computer

Papers

Pen

Staff

Whiteboard

Phone

Chair

Shelf

Table

Secretary

We’ll come back to this list later. First, let’s learn about the frailties and complexities of human memory.

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