Chapter 1

Question 1

what is social science?

Answer 1

scientifically study of cultural, psychological, economical and political forces that guide individuals and their actions

Question 2

How many stages of memory are there?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

What are the three stages of memory?

Answer 3

1. Encoding (info enters the brain)
2. Storage (how your brain holds the coded information)
3. Retrieval (being able to retrieve information when needed)

Question 4

What is sensory memory?

Answer 4

It lasts less than a second

Question 5

Is practise testing an effective method?

Answer 5

yes

Question 6

What are effective studying methods?

Answer 6

practice testing, spaced practice, interleaved practice and elaborative interrogation

Question 7

What is interleaved practice?

Answer 7

mixing up studying (not just studying one specific thing at a time)

Question 8

Highlighting, re-reading and summarization are all examples of effective practice T OR F

Answer 8

False, they are ineffective

Question 9

What are some benefits of failure?

Answer 9

• Deeper processing
• ease of recognition
• increased search for solutions

Question 10

What is the downside to constant success?

Answer 10

• restricted search
• reduced attention
• compliancy

Question 11

What is mindfulness?

Answer 11

Cognitive style that centres on awareness and quality of attention that we bring to everyday awareness (meditation, sleep, taking care of yourself)