The Student Tells the Teacher,"I Don't Think I Can Remember

Multiple Choice

The student tells the teacher,"I don't think I can remember this material.I don't have much room left in my long-term memory." As a teacher,how would you respond in a helpful and constructive way?

A) "No, you have plenty of room in long-term memory. It's your attitude that is the problem."
B) "That's a real possibility. Maybe we can work on mnemonics."
C) "You have unlimited storage capacity in your long-term memory. Maybe the problem is getting the information in or getting the information back out."
D) "Maybe, since you can only store a limited amount in long-term memory. I'll teach you how to do chunking."