Quizlet

Question 1

principle 1.1

Answer 1

retrieval practice is more effective than re-reading your notes

Question 2

p 1.2

Answer 2

interleave
interleave old and new concepts together to make connections between them

Question 3

P 1.3

Answer 3

space it out!

Question 4

P1.4

Answer 4

elaborate on ideas and think about them

Question 5

P 1.5

Answer 5

sleep

Question 6

P 2.1

Answer 6

humans find belongingness, competence and autonomy rewarding

Question 7

P 2.2

Answer 7

procrastination occurs when what we are supposed to be doing is not what the cognitive function find rewarding

Question 8

P2.3

Answer 8

lack of confidence leads to a lack of motivation

Question 9

P 2.4

Answer 9

the further off something is in the future, the less we care about it

Question 10

P 2.5

Answer 10

habits, good and bad, short cut the decisions we make for better or for worse

Question 11

p 3.1

Answer 11

learning happens when our predictions are wrong, we are surprised

Question 12

P 3.2

Answer 12

everything gets boring eventually

Question 13

p 3.3

Answer 13

novice + practice = expert

Question 14

what are the 3 weaknesses of our brains

Answer 14

1. we are impatient, discount future rewards and earn less rewards than we could have
2. our brain is insecure, we try to avoid errors, even if it means giving up
3. our brains are lazy, we avoid effort even if it would benefit us

Question 15

what are 2 strengths of our brains

Answer 15

1. capable of learning and adapting, we find learning rewarding
2. our brains are capable of understanding its own weaknesses and helping make better decisions

Question 16

which is better: reading/highlighting or elaborating/recall for studying?

Answer 16

recall and ellaboration

Question 17

which results in better grades during testing: easy or hard questions?

Answer 17

easy questions are better during practice but hard questions result in better test scores in the long run

Question 18

what is delayed feedback ?

Answer 18

feedback about if u got something write or wrong after the test is over

Question 19

which will result in better TESTING marks : interleaving or blocking

Answer 19

interleaving will make u do worse in practice but better on the final assessment
blocking = better in practice but worse in assessment

Question 20

what is fabrication error

Answer 20

• using a formula you weren’t taught at all

Question 21

what is discrimination error

Answer 21

using a formula you were taught not the correct one though

Question 22

the best predictor of how much you remember is the amount of…

Answer 22

exposure to a topic
- eg: 3 math course over 1, the person who took 3 will remember more

Question 23

Experiments testing varying lengths of breaks between learning (1 day, 2 days, 15 days and 30 days) conclude that which break is best?

Answer 23

the best retention was 30 day

Question 24

Participants were given a list of words and asked questions about them, including what terms rhyme with the words, what classifications apply to them, to make stories about them, to provide a context about them, etc. Who remembered the words best?

Answer 24

the participants who created context/stories around the terms to better remember them
- elaborative semantic learning
ELLABORATION

Question 25

why is napping beneficial?

Answer 25

reduces the interference of other tasks and helps focus on the important one and also leads to improvements with less practice. It also consolidates information into long term memory

Question 26

is resting just as good for u as napping?

Answer 26

no people who nap performed better than those who just rested

Question 27

what is going on in your brain while your sleeping?

Answer 27

there is activity in your brain between short and long term memories . organizing memories to strengthen them