On the short term memory test, I scored 7/12. I was able to do this by combining the words: like imagining a vase with a tiger on it and an orange house. I think this test is pretty valid because I think I have an about average memory and the results reflected that.
On the STM picture test, I remembered eight items. I used the same strategy, but this time I focused on remembering one familiar object and the connections it had to other items. Like I connected the globe and computer to be the worldwide web, and the ice cream and rainbow to be childish things. Grouping the images really helped. I do think this test has a little more problems with validity because results are self reported and it doesn't tell you how long you have to look at them or how to move on, so it might be distracting to people who are thinking about that and not the test so it's actually just testing your focus.
On the problem-solving test, I scored a 58, or the hit-or-miss score range. I think this is pretty accurate, though I dislike tests with the checkboxes from rarely to often because I don't get how much qualifies as often and a lot of times I want to elaborate on what I mean by my answer. This might mess up the validity as the test isn't really standardized. But if the test is valid, I guess it makes sense. My approach to problem solving is not very organized and more of a tossing ideas in the air and bouncing them off other people, but I think at the end of the day this strategy works for the problems I have.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04-key-protein-production-neurons-memory.html I found this cool article about a specific protein a researcher identified that's linked with memory and learning in adults. Pretty cool. I wonder if we could figure out how to boost the production of this protein to make people smarter and improve their memory?
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