A Biology Teacher Wants Students to Remember the Various Components

Multiple Choice

A biology teacher wants students to remember the various components of a cell nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane) . Considering what research tells us about long-term memory storage, the teacher would be well advised to help students encode information about the cell:

A) Primarily in a visual form, because visual images usually remain vivid in memory for a long period of time
B) Primarily in a verbal form, because language underlies much of human learning
C) In both visual and verbal forms, because multiple forms of encoding increase the likelihood of retrieval
D) In a relatively unencoded form for a few days, to allow for greater flexibility in encoding later on