Is memory limited?

I was very nervous while watching the interactive video because I knew I did not have

the best short-term memory. I quickly forget information within the first few seconds or minutes

unless I can rehearse and store it in my long-term memory. However, while watching the video

and memorizing the items in the three tests, I realized my short-term memory was better than

expected. I could recall nine out of the ten numbers presented in the video. I could also recall

the six names of the people shown in the pictures. However, when it came to recalling the ten

words, I could only recall four out of ten words. I realized that the words were shown second in

the video, but then I had to recall them last in the video; therefore, I had to wait longer to recall

the words, so I forgot them quickly. I was not able to remember the words in any order, and I

recalled four of them at random. At first, I was trying to process the information individually to

encode it and store it in my memory. I tried to focus on certain numbers and words that would

trigger my short-term memory. During this, I used selective attention by trying to focus on the

pictures of the names and piece together attributes that would make me remember the names

more easily. Within those 30 seconds, I tried to rehearse the information as quickly and

efficiently as possible to retrieve all the numbers, words, and names. Using this method, some

information was easier to recall than others. The names associated with the pictures were

easier to recall than just ten random words listed from 1 to 10. If I had more than 30 seconds to

rehearse this information, it would have been easier to retain in my short-term memory.