OpenSAT

Question #N1365

As a young child, I struggled to learn the names of my classmates. Each day, I felt a sense of panic, convinced that if I couldn’t remember their names, I would somehow be ostracized. Each day, I would scramble to memorize the list of faces and names, but I couldn’t seem to hold on to the information for long. My parents often helped me, but even their assistance proved unsuccessful. I was desperate for a method to learn the names, and I felt a sense of profound relief when I discovered that I only needed to make small connections to their names to remember them. For example, if I could find a connection to the first letter of the name, such as a classmate with big eyes named Eric, I could easily remember his name. This method, which involved associating their names with a physical or personal trait, was a simple solution that I could use to retain the information in my memory. What is the most likely reason the writer includes the detail about the classmate named Eric?