How to Study? Flashcards
What study strategy is the most used by students? What is the least used by students?
Highlighting and rereading the textbook is the most used strategy by students and retrieval practice is the least used.
Students usually justify a low mark with the common phrase, “I did much worse than expected.” What type of biases may lead to such mistakes?
Hindsight bias and foresight bias. Hindsight bias is when individuals do not study information because they believe they already know the information. It is when they fall to the bias of “knowing it all along.” Foresight bias is when individuals study something and then automatically assume that when test time comes they will know this information if needed.
Define metacognition.
Metacognition is the awareness of our own cognition.
What are the two elements of metacognition?
The two elements are monitoring and control. Monitoring is the process related to assessing one’s learning. Control is the self-regulation of learning based on the information gained from monitoring.
Define self-regulated learning.
Self-regulated learning involves setting goals, monitoring progress, and regulating studying.
What is the difference between spaced practice and massed practice?
Massed practice is another word for cramming. It is when study items/sessions are grouped together into a single session or closely grouped sessions. Spaced practice is the opposite of massed practice and is when breaks are given in between studying items and they are revisited.
Define interleaved practice.
Interleaved practice is a type of spaced practice in which studying a concept is followed by studying a different concept. For example, in intropsych, we would be practicing this form of spaced practice if we studied a subtopic of evolution followed by a subtopic of conditioning.
Define induction learning
Induction learning to draw out important/main principles that stand out.
What is the definition of successive relearning?
Successive relearning is combining retrieval practice and spaced practice and putting it all together.
