Building Memory - Chapter 1

Question 1

Hebbian Learning

Answer 1

(Donald Hebb)
When a certain set of neurons begins to work together more often, they become like a well practiced choir

Question 2

Long Term Memory

Answer 2

Holds information we’re able to store and bring back to mind from weeks, months and even years before. The neural links congregate in the neocortex - the thin sheet of neural tissue that rides over the ridges and deep groves of the brain’s surface.

Question 3

Working Memory

Answer 3

The links are disorganized and as soon as you stop using these connections they start to vanish

Question 4

Retrieval Practice

Answer 4

Retrieval Practice is one of the most effective techniques when it comes to strengthening the new information in long-term memory.

Retrieval practice means drawing ideas you’re starting to learn from your own mind rather than simply looking at the answer.

Examples of retrieval practice are flash cards, looking away from the page to see if you can retrieve the information and writing essays.