Crash Course Psychology #14: Remembering and Forgetting

- Grades
- Grades 9–12
- Pages
- 2
- File type
- Zip
- Answer key
- Included
- Subject
- Social Studies
- Topic
- Memory, Eyewitness testimony
- Resource types
- Worksheets, Activities
- Answer key
- Included
- Standards
- CCSS.L.9.6
Product description
From the author
The package includes a digital worksheet with 15 critical thinking questions about the Crash Course video on remembering and forgetting. Learners will gain insight into fascinating psychological concepts like serial position effects, interference theory, and issues with eyewitness testimony. An answer key is also provided for instructors. This versatile resource works well for whole-class instruction, small groups, homework, and more. It is formatted to integrate easily into Google Classroom and other digital platforms.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Distinguish implicit memory from explicit memory, with an example of each.
Explain how priming and context-/state-dependent cues can trigger memory retrieval.
Describe the primacy effect using the grocery-list example from the video.
Teaching tips
Play the linked Crash Course Psychology video and pause at each relevant point, since all 15 questions follow the eyewitness story and concepts in sequence.
Note before assigning question 15 that the answer key marks it as open-ended ("answers will vary"), so plan to accept multiple valid responses rather than one fixed answer.
Use the separate teacher answer key to confirm that student responses to the definition questions (6, 7, 9-11) capture the same core idea, since answers are short written responses rather than fill-in-the-blank recall.
Skills covered
Memory-concept vocabulary — students define implicit memory, explicit memory, priming, and context-/state-dependent memory (questions 6, 7, 9-11).
Applied case analysis — students trace how Bernice's eyewitness account was formed and later challenged, connecting a narrative to memory-process vocabulary (questions 1-5, 8).
Video-based synthesis — the closing question asks students to name as many memory-and-forgetting factors from the video as they can recall.
Good to know
Questions teachers ask about this resource
Can students use the questions while watching the episode?
Yes. The questions follow the episode’s eyewitness story and memory concepts. Pause for students to write, then use the teacher responses to discuss their explanations.
How do I use the remembering-and-forgetting guide with the video?
Open the separate Crash Course episode through the supplied link. The download provides student questions and teacher responses in Word and PDF.
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Curriculum
Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
- CCSS.L.9.6 — Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Core concepts
Memory encoding and retrieval
Implicit vs. explicit memory
Priming
Primacy effect
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