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Module 4 - 1 Renaissance Learning & Unlocking Your Potential, Part I Flashcards

1
Q

What are the two tips on how your brain can become a better learner from Terry in the first video of this module?

A
  1. Physical Exercise

2. Learn when the brain is prepared (critical development periods)

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What is a place where new neurons are born every day?

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the hippocampus

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What happens with new neurons when you learn?

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New neurons in the hippocampus are recruited during learning.

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What helps new neurons survive?

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  1. Use (they die if not used)

2. Exercise

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What is the critical development period for first lanugage acquisition?

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Up to puberty

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When is the critical development period for binocular depth perception?

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First two years of life

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Can something be learned or trained outside of the critical development period?

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Yes, but it will take longer.

Ex: woman who trained her binocular depth perception through exercises

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What four things are the prefrontal cortex involved in?

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  1. Complex analysis of social behaviors
  2. Decision making
  3. Planning
  4. Language
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What happened to EVR, the patient with a stroke in his prefrontal cortex?

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He was ruined by bad financial decisions and bad social interactions - lost his home and family.

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True or False

Learning progresses logically and each day adds a neat package to your knowledge shelf.

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False

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When things that made sense suddenly seem confusing it seems that your mind is

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restructuring it’s understanding and building a more solid foundation.

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After you emerge from a period of frustrating step backwards…

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you will find that your knowledge base takes a surprising leap forward.

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13
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Metaphors are good for…

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  1. Remembering

2. Understanding

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Metaphors help glue ideas into your mind because…

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they make a connection to neural structures already there.

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True or False

One technique for understanding and remembering concepts is to pretend you are the concept.

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True

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True or False

Metaphors work only for the arts.

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False, they work for arts and sciences.

17
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What do you do when your understanding becomes more sophisticated than the metaphor you used to grasp the initial concept?

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Revise the metaphor or toss it out and choose a new one.

18
Q

What may be a draw back of having a larger than average working memory?

A

May have a harder time with Einstellung - connecting information with other parts of the brain like the sensory cortex- and being creative.

19
Q

What can lift average brains into the realm of those with more natural gifts?

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Deliberate practice

20
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How are sports and science or math learning similar?

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It requires lots of practice to get the “muscle memory” or chunks that allow you to act/think rapidly based on this knowledge and experience, without thinking through each piece of it.

21
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Why do you understand better after using a procedure a lot than after having an expert explain something to you?

A

Your mind constructed the patterns of meaning resulting in greater understanding rather than mere acceptance.

22
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What is it called when you are sure your incompetence is about to catch up with you, despite just having done well?

A

Imposter syndrome

23
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What is Santiago Ramon y Cajal known for?

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Father of Modern Neuroscience

24
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What part of the brain may not fully develop until a person’s 20s, resulting in difficulties in the teens? What is it?

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Myelin sheath

Fatty insulation that helps move signals quickly along neurons

25
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Why is the late development of the myelin sheath problematic?

A

Wiring between intention and control areas not completely formed, causing trouble controlling impulsive behavior.

26
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How can we help build the myelin sheath over neural circuits?

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Use the circuits

27
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What did Cajal call “the virtue of the less brilliant”?

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perseverance

28
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What did Cajal consider the keys to his success?

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  1. perseverance
  2. ability to change his mind
  3. ability to admit errors
29
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Cajal pointed out that brilliant people may do brilliant work but like anyone else can be

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  • careless

- biased

30
Q

What happened to Darwin before he signed up to be a naturalist on his famous voyage?

A

Flunked out of medical school

31
Q

When is empathy not universally beneficial and what is needed in this case instead?

A

When others are trying to undermine your efforts and achievements.
Cool dispassion helps you keep focused and tune out those people.

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