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1
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three main parts of the neuron

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body, axon, and dendrites

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2
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sends signals to other nerve cells

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axons

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3
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how many neurons does your brain have

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86 to 100 billion

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what are the connections between neurons

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synapses

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5
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the area for learning and memory

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hippocampus

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6
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when the brain makes new neurons

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neurogenesis

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7
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how many synapses does the brain have

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100 to 1,000 trillion

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8
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when neurons are not firing and start to shrink away

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disuse atrophy

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9
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what part of your brain does learning take place?

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brain’s cerebrum

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10
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how much neural connections are in your brain’s cerebrum

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75% or three-quarters

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11
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change in your nervous system

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neuroplasticity

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12
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awareness of and knowledge about how you think and process information

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metacognition

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most important aspects of metacognition

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  • recognizing your strengths and and weaknesses
  • then figuring out how to improve strengths and develop weaknesses
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14
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list the types of metacognition

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metacognitive knowledge, metacognitive regulation, metacognitive strategies

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15
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active process of planning, monitoring, and reflecting on every learning process

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self-regulated learning

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16
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this includes strategic knowledge, knowledge about cognitive tasks, and self-knowledge

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metacognitive knowledge

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17
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this refers to how you effectively use the different learning strategies

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metacognitive regulation

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18
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this refers to how you design and formulate strategies

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metacognitive strategies

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19
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a three-stage model of self-regulated learning includes

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planning , monitoring , and evaluating

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20
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model by Kai Morita, Koji Tanaka, and Mitsura Ikeda

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Three-stage model of self-regulates learning

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21
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model of Zimmerman and Nilson

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Three-phase model of self-regulated learning

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components of three-phase model

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forethought, performance, self-reflection

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23
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phase that involves task analysis, planning, and learning activation through self-motivation

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forethought

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24
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phase that involves awareness of strategies, actions, emotions, time management, and motivations to accomplish their goals.

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performance

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25
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happens after the whole learning experience has been completed.
* Includes self-judgement and self-evaluation

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self-reflection

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26
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the difference between self-regulation and metacognition

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Self-regulated learning
*includes monitoring and managing the way you think, feel, and behave as related to learning.
* more general concept

Metacognition
*conscious control over you cognitive processes
* major face of self-regulated learning

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27
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a road map, it helps you get to where you want to go

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goal

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28
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  • consists of targets for the future.
  • takes a year or more to achieve
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long-term goal

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29
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  • you can quickly achieve in less than a year
  • stepping stones to attaining your long-term goals
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short-term goal

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30
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why is goal-setting important

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  • focus attention on targets
  • plan and organize time and resources
  • engaged and motivated and help guide your focus
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31
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albert bandura

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self-efficacy

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32
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belief in your own abilities to accomplish a task or achieve a goal

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self-efficacy

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33
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influence that enhance self-efficacy

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  • vicarious experience
  • social persuasion
  • physiological and emotional states
  • performance outcomes
34
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this happens by observing others achieve their goals or task successfully

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vicarious experience

35
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personal experience significantly affects your self-efficacy

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performance outcomes

36
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bodily and emotional states influence you judgements concerning you ability to perform a task

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physiological and emotional states

37
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carol dweck

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fixed mindset vs. growth mindset

38
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how you look at things as fixed or changeable

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mindset

39
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two types of mindsets

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fixed and growth

40
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  • natural abilities only
  • cannot change or improve
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fixed mindset

41
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  • natural and learned abilities
  • can find ways to improve
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growth mindset

42
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edwin locke

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goal setting theory

43
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adheres to the idea that clear, detailed, and stimulating goals, together with appropriate feedback contribute to superior task performance

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goal-setting theory

44
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five principles of goal setting theory

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clarity. challenge, commitment, feedback, and task complexity

45
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what is SMART goals

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S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Attainable
R - Relevant
T - Time-bounded

46
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receive messages from other neurons

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dendrites

47
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what connection is made when you learn new things

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synaptic connection

48
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fired across the synapses from one being to another

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electrical signals

49
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brain can make new neurons in the

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hippocampus

50
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what exercise might actually help with neurogenesis

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aerobic

51
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is a physical, mental, and emotional response to a situation caused by resulting from pleasant and unpleasant stimuli that creates bodily or mental tension

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stress

52
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sources of stimuli for stress

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stressors

53
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you will decide if the situation is positive or threatening

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Primary Appraisal I

54
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determine if you have the available resources and decide on how you will act afterward

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secondary appraisal

55
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“good stress”

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eustress

56
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“bad stress”

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distress

57
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*most common and familiar type of stress
* cause by unexpected situations and anxiety for the near future

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acute stress

58
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  • people who always seem to have problems have this type of stress
  • they are often short-tempered, uneasy, and worries
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episodic acute stress

59
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perceived as never ending problem that they get used to it and eventually leads to giving up

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chronic stress

60
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the senses send info to the

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amygdala

61
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when the amygdala senses danger it sends a distress signal to

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hypothalamus

62
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hypothalamus enables the release of hormones called

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glucocoticoids

63
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activates the release of specific stress hormones, adrenaline, and cortisol

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glucocorticoids

64
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boosts energy

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adrenaline

65
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ANS

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autonamic nervous system

66
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physiological changes that are governed by a persons ANS called the

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sympathetic branch

67
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physical complications or disorders that are triggered by physiological problems

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psychosomatic disorder

68
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experience anxiousness, irritability, engaging in self-destructing behaviors, avoidance of responsibilities, and physical ailments and complications

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exhaustion stage

69
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a process that the body experiences when it encounters stress

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General Adaptation Syndrome

70
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GAS

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General Adaptation Syndrome

71
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regulates the stress response by making things seem less scary

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prefrontal cortex

72
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“wakes up” the pituitary

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hypothalamus

73
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detects things that are scary or dangerous in the environment

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amygdala

74
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travels through the blood and tells other body parts to react to stress

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cortisol

75
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we comfort ourselves by acting by identifying the cause of out problems

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problem-focused coping

76
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helps us deal with out current feelings, thus letting us take a step back, gather our wits, and start thinking more rationally

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emotion-focused coping

77
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anything we do to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health

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self-care

78
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components of the importance of self-care

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  • greater self-esteem
  • enhanced productivity
  • self-awareness
  • helping other people
  • a stronger immune system
79
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offers an opportunity to understand and acknowledge personal suffering through self-kindness. mindfulness. and recognizing that hardships are an inevitable part of life

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self-compassion

80
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components of self-compassion

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  • mindfulness vs. over-identification
  • self-kindness vs. self-judgement
  • common humanity vs. isolation
81
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