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Week 2
chapter 4,5 and6
Question | Answer |
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The Power Process "Love you problems (and experience your barriers) encourages you to do what? | accept the barrier and take effective action |
List 3 techniques used to memorize names. | Reciting their name Concentrate on remembering just a few names. Focus all your attention upon hearing the name. |
Give an example of an acrostic. | The sentence "every good boy does fine" for musical notes on a piano |
What is the best state of mind to have when recalling information? | Relaxed |
The truth about memory is that... | The more often you recall information the easier it is to find. |
List at least one memorization technique. | Create associations and pictures. |
By what means can orginization be accomplished? | Time Location Category Continuum |
What is recite and repeat? | When you repeat something out loud it is synergistic Recitation is best when its in your own words Repeat a concept until you know it then repeat it 5 more times |
What type of information is most frequently stored in short term memory? | The bakerys phone number you looked up on a whim. |
How ar eloci and the peg system similar? | They demonstratea failure that actually help store information. |
What do you do when you want to remember to do something? | Link that event to an activity that you know will take place. |
Explain mnemonic devises. | they don't always help you to understand the material. They can be complicated. They can be forgotten. They can increase the ability to recall difficult lists. |
What does the memory jungle represent? | Visualization. |
What is the advantage of drawing pictures when memorizing? | You anchor the information in the second part of your brain. |
Is repeating something silently as effective as repeating it out loud? | No |
What is an acronym? | SCUBA- self contained under water apperatus |
When should you use underlining? | To create singnals for a later reveiw. |
Describe the preveiw process. | Look for familiar concepts, facts or ideas |
What should you do when you encounter familiar words? | Write the words and their sentences on 3x5 cards and look them up. |
What is the benifit of preveiwing material? | Provide a quick reveiw of summary statements. |
What should you do if you are reading difficult material? | Read a different book on the subject, even if its for young readers. |
List a technique for staying focused while you read. | Take short breaks. |
What should you do when reading work related material? | Read with a purpose. |
What is a strtegy for doin a mini-reveiw paragraph? | Recite in your own words what you have just read. |
What can you do to read faster? | MOve your eyes faster. Be flexible in what parts of the assignment you focus on. Set limits. Stop ineffective reading habits. |
What should you do if there are children around when you are reading? | Use pockets of time to study. Plant study breaks that include children. Make study time fun like a game. |
What does "Notice your pictures and let them go" mean? | Notice which mental pictures are getting in your way to succeed them. |
What is prefix? | The first sylable of a word. |
What does Root Up Answers refer to? | Reveiw, Underline, Answer |
Why should you reveiw material? | Keep the nerval pathways that constitute memory open. |
When taking an on-line course, its important to check the syllabus for? | Instructors contact information. The attendance policy. the requirements for submitting work, taking exam, etc. Ways to check grades or get feedback. |
List important factors to remember when highlighting. | Make decisions about what you want to remember from a text. |
What should you do when reading material that is tough? | Read it a second time. |
Note taking is effective only if you do what? | Participate as an energetic observer in class. |
The Cornell method consists of what? | A cue column, a notes section and a summary. |
What is the benefit of using tape recordings? | Best used when an instuctor speaks too fast. |
How doesMind Mapping help note taking? | Helps both left and right brain functions. |
What is the diffence between review notes and research notes? | Resource notes use source cards and information cards. |
What is the "I create it all" process? | Feeling power and knowing you canchange your behavior responces. |
Effective note taking consits of what three parts? | Observing, recording and reveiwing. |
What should you do if you hear something you disagree with during a lecture or office presentation? | Write down your disagreement and focus on the rest of the presentation. |
What should you do when taking notes at a fast paced meeting? | Flag items that require your follow up. |
What is the best way to listen to a lecture? | Sit up close to the front, engage. |
What can you do to make your note taking better? | Use key words. Copy all material from the board or power point. Leave blank space for further notesor just eye relaxation. Color code information. Summerize with a breif paragraph in an outline for material does not work. Label. 1 side of paper |
What is in the cue column of the Cornell Method? | Lists potential questions or key words generated from the note column. |
Define "Left Brain" activity. | Creative. Pattern forming. Intuitive. |