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| 1. The Power process: Ideas are tools states that if you want to use an idea, you must believe in it? True or false? Explain your answer. | False ideas are tools to be used they don’t need to be right or wrong |
| 2. The first step technique refers only to telling the truth about your areas for improvement. True or false? Explain your answers | False it allows you to make a balanced view of yourself |
| 3. The four modes of learning are associated with certain questions. Give the appropriate question for each mode. | Why, how, what and what if |
| 4. List the types of intelligence defined by Howard Gardner. | Verbal/linguistic, mathematical/logical, musical/rhythmic, visual/spatial, bodily/kin esthetic, interpersonal/intrapersonal |
| 5. Describe three learning strategies related to one type of intelligence that you listed. | Intrapersonal: can self motivate, look in themselves, reflection |
| 6. What does the word kinesthetic mean? | moving |
| 7. According to the text, feeling discomfort is a sign that you’re failing to correctly apply your knowledge of learning styles. True or False? Explain your answer. | False, it means you are going outside your comfort zone |
| 8. List the six levels of thinking described by psychologist Benjamin Bloom. | Remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, creating |
| 9. According to the text, useful questions to ask when reading the Master Student profiles in this book include? | Why is this person considered a master student? What attitudes or behaviors helped to create her mastery? How can I develop these qualities? What if I could use his example to create positive new results in my own life? |
| 10. Psychologist now describe being smart as having an IQ? True or False? Explain. | False, book smarts and high IQ scores aren't necessary to describe being smart |
| 11. The power process: Be here now rules out planning. True or False? Explain your answer. | False you should always plan |
| 12. According to the text, everything written about time management can be reduced to three main ideas. What are they? | Know exactly what you want, know how to get what you want, go for balance |
| 13. Rewrite the statement ”I want to study harder” so that it becomes a specific goal | I will study for x amount of time a day. |
| 14. Define C fever as it applies to the ABC priority method | Dropping A tasks to cross off more C tasks because they are usually simpler |
| 15. You can rank your to do list items with the ABC priority method. Explain an alternative to this method. | 80-20 system |
| 16. Define the term multitasking and explain one strategy for dealing with it. | Doing multiple tasks at once, unplug from technology |
| 17. Define the term time boxing | setting aside a specific number of minutes or hours to spend on a certain task |
| 18. The text suggest that you do your most important task (MIT) | At the earliest time of day as possible |
| 19. According to the text, overcoming procrastination is a complex process that can take months or even years. True or false? Explain your answer. | False the way to stop procrastinating is to simply stop |
| 20. What are at least 3 of the 25 ways to get the most out of now | study difficult or boring tasks first, be aware of your bet time of day, use waiting time |
| 21. Briefly define the word love as it is used in the power process | Love your problems unconditionally accept the fact that your problems exist |
| 22. According to the latest research, memory is? | A process rather than a thing, a process that consists of several stages, not something you have but something you do. |
| 23. In the article about the memory jungle, what is the meadow? | A place every animal must pass through, a representation of short term memory, a representation of the idea that one type of memory had a limited capacity |
| 24. Give two examples in which you can organize a long list of items | by category, and by chronological order |
| 25. Memorization on a deep level can take place if you? | Repeat the idea |
| 26. The article 25 memory techniques suggest three ways to encode new memories. What are they? | Escape the short term memory trap, encode it by thinking decode by recalling key information |
| 27. Define the term graphic organizer and give two examples | preformatted charts that prompt you to visualize relationships between facts and ideas. Topic point details and Venn diagrams |
| 28. Define acronym and give an example of one | words created by the initial letters or a series of words. NASA is National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| 29. Mnemonic devices are the most efficient ways to memorize facts and ideas? True or false? Explain your answer | True mnemonics can be a fun way to remember certain facts. |
| 30. List three techniques that can be used to remember the names of three specific people you’ve recently met | recite and repeat the name in conversation, ask the other person to recite and repeat, admit you don't know. |
| 31. Briefly explain the problem with holding on to mental pictures, as suggested by the power process in this chapter. | *They can stop us from seeing what’s really there |
| 32. Name the acrostic that can help you remember the eight steps of muscle reading | *Pry Out Questions, Focus and Flag Answers, Recite Review and Review again |
| 33. According to the text, Muscle reading is a step by step procedure that cannot be changed. True or False? Explain your answer. | *False Muscle Reading is an overall approach |
| 34. Give three examples of what to look for when previewing a reading assignment | *preview the entire assignment, look through the table of contents and text page by page, keep an eye out for summary statements, imagine what questions will be on the test |
| 35. Briefly explain how to use headings in a text to create an outline | *You can use headings to have specific meaning for you, even subheadings to list important parts to know |
| 36. In addition to underlining and highlighting, there are four other ways to mark up a text. List three possibilities | *Write summaries in your own words, circle key terms and words to look up in the dictionary, number each step in a list or series of related points |
| 37. To get the most benefit from marking a book, underline at least 20% of the text? True or false? Explain your answer. | *False, only flag the important material for review |
| 38. Compare the steps of muscle reading with the approach described in ”Muscle reading- a leaner approach” how do these two methods differ? | *Muscle reading includes preview, outline, question, focus, flag answers, recite, review, review again. While the leaner approach has you preview, question, read answers to questions, recite and review |
| 39. Explain at least three strategies you can use when reading is tough | *look for essential words, read it out loud, stand up, skip around, find a tutor |
| 40. Define the term information literacy | *Find information from appropriate sources, evaluate the information, organize it, and use it to achieve a purpose |
| 41. Define the word responsibility as it is used in the power process: I create all | *The ability to choose a response to any event |
| 42. What are the three major parts of effective note taking as explained in this chapter? Summarize each step in one sentence. | *Observe: pay attention in class, Record: Take notes, Review: Go over notes |
| 43. According to the text, neat handwriting and a knowledge of outlining are the only requirements for effective notes. True or false? Explain your answer | *False, you need to be an active listener and review the notes |
| 44. What are some of the advantages of sitting in the front and center of the classroom? | *You won’t fall asleep, you can see the board clearly, you can hear the instructor. |
| 45. List the four A’s for taking notes at meetings | *Attendance, Agenda, Agreements, and actions |
| 46. Instructors sometimes give clues that the material they are presenting is important. List at least three of these clues. | *They become excited about the topic, they repeat the idea, Watch the instructors eyes. |
| 47. Postponing while taking notes means that you have to agree with everything the instructor says. True or False? Explain your answe | *False, you just need to have an open mind. |
| 48. Describe the two main types of key words. Then write down at least 5 key words from this chapter | *Concepts, technical terms, names and numbers. Linking words, observe, record, review, the correll method visualize ideas |
| 49. Graphic signals include which of the following? | *Brackets and parentheses, underlining and connecting lines, stars and arrows, equal signs and greater-then and less-than signs |
| 50. Describe at least three strategies for reviewing notes | *edit your notes, use key words, create summaries |
| 51. Describe how using the power process: Detach differs from giving up | detaching is different because you are simply detaching your emotions from your work instead of giving up completely |
| 52. According to the text, test scores measure your accomplishments in a course. True or false? Explain your answer | false a test score is a measure of how you did on a test. |
| 53. The text suggest a problem with the term study. Describe the problem and the suggested solution | study doesn't have a clear definitions. See the test as a performance and a practice. |
| 54. Define the term study checklist, and give three examples of what to include on such checklist | making a list on what to study. Write answers for review, solve problems, rewrite your notes. |
| 55. Study groups can focus on which of following? | Comparing and editing class notes, doing research to prepare for papers and presentations, finding and understanding key passages in assigned readings, and creating and taking practice tests. |
| 56. When answering multiple choice questions, the recommended strategy is to read all of the possible answers before answering the question in your head. True or False? Explain your answer. | False you should answer the question in your head first and if you are confident, find the answer in the selected answers. |
| 57. The presence of absolute qualifiers, such as always or never, generally indicates a false statement. True or False? Explain your answer. | True because absolutes are rarely true |
| 58. Describe three techniques for dealing with test anxiety. | Accept your feelings, praise yourself, breathe |
| 59. The text offers a three step process for solving math problems. Name these steps, and list a strategy related to each one. | Prepare: read each problem a couple of times Compute: reduce the unknowns Check: plug your answer back in |
| 60. According to the text learning from mistakes is so powerful that we should deliberately set out to make mistakes. True or False? Explain your answer. | False, mistakes should be celebrated so you can bring them to life and fix them, not repeat them |
| 61. What are the three muscle reading phases? Match their steps to them | Phase :Preview Outline Question Phase 2: Focus Flag answersPhase 3 recit Revie Review Again |
| 62. ABC daily to do list/5 steps/match each step to description | Brainstorm Tasks- list all of the tasks you want to get done tomorrow.Estimate time estimate how long it will take - decide which to do items are the most importantCross off Tasks- Cross off activities .Evaluate- evaluate your performance |
| 63. 4 major methods for note taking/ Match to examples | he Cornell Method- Cue Column with Notes and then a summaryMind Mapping Determine the main process then create links to keywords.Outlining- List major topics with key pints and specifics fact General Techniques- use keywords, pictures or diagrams, |
| 64. Memory jungle 4 visualizations/match to what they are | The well worn path : the more you retrace the path the clearer it becomesA herd of thoughts : group together thoughtsturn your back: it makes you forget so review it quicklyDirect the animal traffic to long term memory |
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