Exam 1: pre chapter

Question 1

intelligence is _________

Answer 1

malleable

Question 2

learning is most effective when you learn new ideas by ___________ them to information you already know

Answer 2

relating

Question 3

can be rapidly depleted, particularly if we feel stress, threatened, or in a poor mood

Answer 3

attention

Question 4

give examples of a “fixed-mindset”

Answer 4

“i can’t do this”, “i’ll never be able to get this done”, “this is too hard, I just won’t ever be able to understand it”

Question 5

what are the two key differences between being productive and less-productive

Answer 5

when feeling panicky about a challenge/task, productive people purposely focus on problem solving

productive people learn to minimize the likelihood that they will feel panicky about the challenge

Question 6

t or f: attention is trainable

Answer 6

true

Question 7

what we pay attention to is…

Answer 7

amplified

Question 8

what are efficient study strategies?

Answer 8

study during the day

don’t cram study sessions in large amounts of time, it’s much better to spread them out

5-minute trick

find a study/task time partner

Question 9

t or f: the brain cannot multi-task when learning

Answer 9

true

Question 10

fear and/or panic when faced with a challenge results in…

Answer 10

a cascade of limited ideas and focus on failure

Question 11

give examples of a “growth-mindset”

Answer 11

“this is hard but I can keep trying so that I can understand it”, “I’m having some trouble but if I study more and ask questions I can get through this”

Question 12

the greatest enemy of knowledge is the ________ of knowledge

Answer 12

illusion

Question 13

Learning occurs through _________

Answer 13

repetition

Question 14

this action decreases the ability to focus and learn, as well as distract self and classmates

Answer 14

multi-tasking

Question 15

attention is _______

Answer 15

learning

Question 16

what are efficient ways of learning?

Answer 16

creating a study guide with your notes instead of just rereading them

study more than you think you have to

spread out study sessions, don’t wait until the last minute

practice recalling information

use thoughtful processing

teach the information to others

Question 17

there is no such thing as ___ ______________

Answer 17

good procrastination

Question 18

how can you use thoughtful processing?

Answer 18

look for meaning
- such as personal meaning/connections
look for connections
- how could this relate to something I learned earlier in a different class or on t.v., etc.

Question 19

what is the five minute trick?

Answer 19

set a timer for 5 minutes and begin your studies, if you are still anxious or not feeling like you can study well at the moment, then walk away

but a majority of the time you will be able to relax and study

Question 20

why should you study during the day?

Answer 20

this is when the brain is most active